The 2017 class of astronaut candidates listen to NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, far right, during their tour and familiarization with the center. Sitting behind the candidates, at right is Kelvin Manning, Kennedy associate director. The candidates toured center facilities, including the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control Center, Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Launch Pad 39B, and the Space Station Processing Facility. They also toured Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Facility, United Launch Alliance's Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and SpaceX's Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy. The candidates will spend about two years getting to know the space station systems and learning how to spacewalk, speak Russian, control the International Space Station's robotic arm and fly T-38s, before they're eligible to be assigned to a mission.

2017 ASCAN Tour of KSC

The 2017 class of astronaut candidates listen to NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, standing, during their tour and familiarization with the center. The candidates toured center facilities, including the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control Center, Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Launch Pad 39B, and the Space Station Processing Facility. They also toured Boeing's Commercial Crew and Cargo Facility, United Launch Alliance's Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and SpaceX's Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy. The candidates will spend about two years getting to know the space station systems and learning how to spacewalk, speak Russian, control the International Space Station's robotic arm and fly T-38s, before they're eligible to be assigned to a mission.

EV Team Photo for White House Article

Six of the seven members of the NASA Kennedy Space Center team recognized by the White House on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, during the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards stand next to an electric vehicle (EV) charging station in front of Kennedy's Central Campus Headquarters Building. Those members are, from left to right, center services division chief Gustavo Diaz, partnership development office chief Matthew Jimenez, then branch chief Gerald “Jay” Green, sustainability lead Lashanda Battle, transportation officer Melissa Coleman, and then transportation specialist Spencer Davis. This EV station is one of 28 installed on center through a partnership with local utility provider Florida Power & Light, allowing up to 56 electric vehicles to be charged at the same time. An additional 31 EV stations are planned at Kennedy by fall 2024, increasing the center's vehicle charging capacity by up to 118 vehicles simultaneously once they're operational.

Kennedy Space Center Janet Petro recognizes the Red Crew/High Crew for their support of the Artemis I test flight.

Red Team & High Crew Recognition

Cheers to 60 Years

The NASA Kennedy Space Center senior leaders and employees celebrated the center’s 60th anniversary with a “Cheers to 60 Years” cake and non-alcoholic toast in the Central Campus Headquarters on June 28, 2022. From left are Janet Sellars, director of Human Resources; Janet Petro, center director; Burt Summerfield, associate center director, management; Jennifer Kunz, associate center director, technical; and Tom Engler, director of Center Planning and Development. In July 1962, the Launch Operations Center in Florida was established. By December 1963, it was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Portraits of Carolyn Mizell

Carolyn Mizell, chief of the Research and Technology Management Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, is photographed at the multiuser spaceport’s headquarters building on June 30, 2022. Mizell has worked in a wide variety of roles in over 30 years at Kennedy, including KSC Deputy Chief Technologist, chair of the Research and Technology Management Board, space shuttle instrumentation system engineer, lead for Design Engineering Hazardous Gas Detection and Optical Instrumentation Laboratories, and project manager of multiple research and development projects.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg speaks with NASA employees and other personnel during a meet-and-greet at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The session was a chance to meet with the Crew-6 astronauts and celebrate the recent retirement of former center director Bob Cabana who held the position for 13 years.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg speak with current Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro and former center director Bob Cabana at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The session was a chance for employees and other personnel to meet with the Crew-6 astronauts and celebrate the recent retirement of Cabana who held the position for 13 years.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren “Woody” Hoburg present a plaque commemorating the agency’s Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station to Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro during a meet-and-greet at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Employees and other personnel got the chance to meet with the Crew-6 astronauts and celebrate the recent retirement of Bob Cabana, who was Kennedy’s Center Director for 13 years before retiring in December 2023.

Cheers to 60 Years

New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Several newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are in view near the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 14, 2022. Part of a partnership between Kennedy and Florida Power & Light (FPL) to bring 23 EV charging stations to the spaceport, the ChargePoint CT4000, Level 2 chargers are capable of charging electric vehicles at a rate of 15-30 miles of range per hour. This partnership was set up under FPL’s EV program and provides a charging infrastructure that includes a simple way for businesses and employees to pay for usage.

Cheers to 60 Years

The NASA Kennedy Space Center senior leaders and employees celebrated the center’s 60th anniversary with a “Cheers to 60 Years” cake and non-alcoholic toast in the Central Campus Headquarters on June 28, 2022. From left, serving cake at the table, are Center Director Janet Petro; Janet Sellars, director of Human Resources; Kelvin Manning, deputy center director; and Nancy Bray, partially hidden, director of Spaceport Integration and Services. In July 1962, the Launch Operations Center in Florida was established. By December 1963, it was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronaut Stephen Bowen talks with former Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana and Exploration Ground Systems manager Shawn Quinn at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Employees met Crew-6 astronauts and celebrated Cabana who retired as the center director in December after serving in the position for 13 years.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen speak to NASA employees and other personnel on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Not only could employees meet Crew-6 astronauts, but it was also an opportunity celebrate the recent retirement of previous center director Bob Cabana who held the position for 13 years.

New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Spencer Davis, a NASA Traffic Management specialist in the Spaceport Integration Directorate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stands near a newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging station near the Central Campus Headquarters Building at Kennedy on Sept. 14, 2022. Part of a partnership between Kennedy and Florida Power & Light (FPL) to bring 23 EV charging stations to the spaceport, the ChargePoint CT4000, Level 2 chargers are capable of charging electric vehicles at a rate of 15-30 miles of range per hour. This partnership was set up under FPL’s EV program and provides a charging infrastructure that includes a simple way for businesses and employees to pay for usage.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen speak with Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro during a meet-and-greet at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The astronauts present a plaque to Petro commemorating the agency’s sixth rotational crew mission to the to the International Space Station in partnership with SpaceX.

Cheers to 60 Years

NASA Kennedy Space Center senior leaders helped celebrate the center’s 60th anniversary with a “Cheers to 60 Years” cake and non-alcoholic toast in the Central Campus Headquarters on June 28, 2022. Center Director Janet Petro hands a slice of cake to an employee. Also, from left are Nancy Bray, director of Spaceport Integration and Services; Kelvin Manning, deputy center director; and Hortense Blackwell, director of Communication and Public Engagement. In July 1962, the Launch Operations Center in Florida was established. By December 1963, it was renamed the John F. Kennedy Space Center.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen talk with former Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Employees met the Crew-6 astronauts and celebrated Cabana who retired as the center director in December after serving in the position for 13 years.

New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Several newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging stations are in view near the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 14, 2022. Part of a partnership between Kennedy and Florida Power & Light (FPL) to bring 23 EV charging stations to the spaceport, the ChargePoint CT4000, Level 2 chargers are capable of charging electric vehicles at a rate of 15-30 miles of range per hour. This partnership was set up under FPL’s EV program and provides a charging infrastructure that includes a simple way for businesses and employees to pay for usage.

New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Spencer Davis, a NASA Traffic Management specialist in the Spaceport Integration Directorate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, stands near a newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging station near the Central Campus Headquarters Building at Kennedy on Sept. 14, 2022. Part of a partnership between Kennedy and Florida Power & Light (FPL) to bring 23 EV charging stations to the spaceport, the ChargePoint CT4000, Level 2 chargers are capable of charging electric vehicles at a rate of 15-30 miles of range per hour. This partnership was set up under FPL’s EV program and provides a charging infrastructure that includes a simple way for businesses and employees to pay for usage.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 astronauts Warren “Woody” Hoburg and Stephen Bowen pose for a photo with a NASA employee and former Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana during a meet-and-greet at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. The session was a chance for employees and other personnel to meet with the Crew-6 astronauts and celebrate the recent retirement of Bob Cabana who held the position for 13 years.

Former Kennedy Space Center director Bob Cabana speaks with Exploration Ground Systems manager Shawn Quinn at the agency’s Central Campus Headquarters cafeteria at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Employees and other attendees gathered to celebrate Cabana’s retirement from Kennedy after he served as the center director for 13 years.

Crew-6 Post Flight Visit & Bob Cabana Retirement

New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

A newly installed electric vehicle (EV) charging station is in view near the Central Campus Headquarters Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 14, 2022. Part of a partnership between Kennedy and Florida Power & Light (FPL) to bring 23 EV charging stations to the spaceport, the ChargePoint CT4000, Level 2 chargers are capable of charging electric vehicles at a rate of 15-30 miles of range per hour. This partnership was set up under FPL’s EV program and provides a charging infrastructure that includes a simple way for businesses and employees to pay for usage.