NASA Mission Control braces for Hurricane Laura as astronauts watch from space – Space.com

Mission controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Laura.
Now a Category 4 storm, Laura made landfall early this morning (Aug. 27) at the Texas-Louisiana border, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) east of the center, where the agency conducts its International Space Station operations. 
To prepare for the potentially catastrophic storm, NASA has temporarily closed Johnson Space Center, sending a small team of mission-critical personnel who are  …

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