The 65-member team that rode out Hurricane Ike at Johnson has begun to transition to recovery operations, cleaning up debris, restoring power and other center facilities and infrastructure.

A damage assessment team determined that the Sonny Carter Training Facility near Johnson appears to be undamaged.

The International Space Station continues to be controlled by NASA flight controllers who were dispatched to the Austin, Texas, area and Huntsville, Ala., prior to the onset of the storm.

It is too early to know what effect, if any, the hurricane will have on upcoming space shuttle launches.

Johnson employees are encouraged to call the JSC Emergency Information Line locally at 281-483-3351, or remotely, toll-free, at 1-877-283-1947, for updated information, including when they should return to work.

In the meantime, employees will continue in an excused leave status until the Center reopens. Please call the Marshall Hotline at 877-470-5240 to check-in and give your location. We want to account for all employees as quickly as possible. In the event employees may require additional time off to secure their homes (e.g. regain utilities) , supervisors will have the ability to grant additional excused leave. We’ll provide more guidance later in the week.