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Tropical Storm Harvey Shutters NASA’s Johnson Space Center Through Labor Day
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tropical-storm-harvey-shutters-nasa-rsquo-s-johnson-space-center-through-labor-day/
NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston will remain closed through Labor Day as a result of Tropical Storm Harvey, agency officials said.
NASA shuttered JSC to everyone except "essential personnel" on Aug. 25, the day that Harvey slammed into the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane. Though Harvey has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, it has lingered, continuing to drench southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana with record-breaking rain that has caused catastrophic flooding. [Hurricane Harvey: Photos of the Massive Storm from Space]