jsc2018e035910 (April 11, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli wears a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

jsc2018e005507 (February 9, 2018) --- Expedition 56-57 crew members (from left) Sergei Propokev of Roscosmos, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA train for their mission inside a space station simulator at the Johnson Space Center.

NASA T-38s fly in formation above NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Several astronauts and astronaut candidates traveled to view the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on Launch Pad 39B, as well as support various pre-launch activities. Aircraft designations and passengers: NASA 901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena Cardman. 902: Astronaut Candidate Nicole Ayers / Astronaut Christina Koch. 903: Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen / Astronaut Drew Morgan. 904: Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman / Astronaut Joe Acaba. 905 (Photo Chase): Astronaut Candidate Jack Hathaway / Josh Valcarcel. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013679 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Christopher Williams poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2021e004389 (Jan. 21, 2021) --- External view of the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser mockup located in Building 9N, Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

jsc2021e030975_alt (July 28, 2021) --- Portrait of NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn.

jsc2021e004388 (Jan. 21, 2021) --- External view of the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser mockup located in Building 9N, Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

jsc2024e013682_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Andre Douglas poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013673 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013670 (February 8, 2024) --- UAE astronaut Mohammad Al Mulla poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2021e004396 (Jan. 21, 2021) --- Internal view of the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser mockup located in Building 9N, Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013688_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2025e005132 (Jan. 29, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is photographed during an interview at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e022261_alt2 (March 22, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013674 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Christina Birch poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013684_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013665 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Luke Delaney poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e035915 (April 11, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli is helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

jsc2024e052668_alt (July 17, 2024) --- Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

NASA's T-38 jets fly in formation above NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Several astronauts and astronaut candidates flew in to support the Artemis I launch and various pre-launch activities. Aircraft designations and passengers: NASA 901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena Cardman. 902: Astronaut Candidate Nicole Ayers / Astronaut Christina Koch. 903: Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen / Astronaut Drew Morgan. 904: Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman / Astronaut Joe Acaba. 905 (Photo Chase): Astronaut Candidate Jack Hathaway / Josh Valcarcel Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e096666 (November 7, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Raja Chari is helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Robert Markowitz)

jsc2024e013659 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Marcos Berrios poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e096694 (November 16, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Raja Chari is lowered into the training pool for spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Robert Markowitz)

jsc2024e052669_alt (July 17, 2024) --- Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2025e005133 (Jan. 29, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is photographed during an interview at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013667 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e052672_alt2 (July 17, 2024) --- Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

NASA astronauts piloting T-38 jets soar in formation above the Artemis I rocket on Launch Pad 39B as it awaits launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Photographer: Josh Valcarcel – Johnson Space Center

jsc2024e013691_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Christopher Williams poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e083590_alt (Sept. 11, 2018) - Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (spacesuit). Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

Pilot Chris 'Trigger" Condon and Astronaut Zena Cardman fly over NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Vehicle Assembly Building is visible in the foreground with launch pads in the background. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e015918 (February 21, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Anil Menon poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2020e002539_alt (Jan. 16, 2020) --- Official NASA portrait of astronaut Chris Cassidy.

Astronauts and astronaut candidates pose for a photo at the Launch Pad 39B after arriving in their T-38 jets in support of Artemis I launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From Left: Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, NASA Astronauts Drew Morgan, Christina Koch, NASA Astronaut Candidates Nicole Ayers, Jack Hathaway, NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Zena Cardman, NASA Pilot Chris Condon, NASA Astronaut Joe Acaba. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e005521 (February 9, 2018) --- Expedition 56-57 crew members (from left) Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency and Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA train for their mission inside a space station simulator at the Johnson Space Center.

jsc2024e013662 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jessica Wittner poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e010118 (Jan. 23, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch participates in training Jan. 23 in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. After the crew splashes down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their mission and exits the spacecraft, they will each be hoisted by baskets by helicopters and flown to a U.S. Navy ship before being flown back to shore.

jsc2024e013657 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e026655_alt (April 30, 2019) --- Official portrait of NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan in a U.S. spacesuit, also known as an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU).

jsc2018e035282 (April 09, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Zena Cardman during T-38 engine maintenance training at Ellington Field in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

jsc2024e013689_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Christina Birch poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

An Independent Crew Egress Exercise (ICEE) / Houston Operations Theater (HOT) engineering test is conducted at JSC's Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL), Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF) in Houston on June 29, 2017. Part of Batch images transfer from Flickr.

jsc2021e019457_alt (May 20, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-3 Commander Raja Chari poses for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

jsc2024e024851 (April 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke poses for a photo at a solar eclipse viewing event at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e035272 (April 09, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli during T-38 engine maintenance training at Ellington Field in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

NASA astronaut Raja Chari participates in virtual reality testing of the Gateway lunar space station to ensure its comfort and safety when astronauts live and conduct science there on future Artemis missions. PHOTO DATE: February 09, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 15 - VR Lab SUBJECT: VR Technology for Interior Gateway Training with astronaut Raja Chari. Photo Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e010111 (Jan. 23, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman participates in training Jan. 23 in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

jsc2024e052673_alt (July 17, 2024) --- Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

NASA astronaut Bob “Farmer” Hines is photographed in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit at the NASA Johnson Space Center photo studio. Photographer: Josh Valcarcel – Johnson Space Center

NASA's T-38 jets fly in formation above the Space Launch System rocket on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Aircraft designations and passengers: NASA 901: Chris Condon / Astronaut Zena Cardman. 902: Astronaut Candidate Nicole Ayers / Astronaut Christina Koch. 903: Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen / Astronaut Drew Morgan. 904: Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman / Astronaut Joe Acaba. 905 (Photo Chase): Astronaut Candidate Jack Hathaway / Josh Valcarcel Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e035892 (April 11, 2018) --- NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli wears a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The cooling garment runs water throughout the suit to keep her cool during training. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

jsc2024e013660 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Andre Douglas poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

NASA astronaut Raja Chari participates in virtual reality testing of the Gateway lunar space station to ensure its comfort and safety when astronauts live and conduct science there on future Artemis missions. PHOTO DATE: February 09, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 15 - VR Lab SUBJECT: VR Technology for Interior Gateway Training with astronaut Raja Chari. Photo Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e035270 (April 09, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli during T-38 engine maintenance training at Ellington Field in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

iss073-s-002 (Oct. 16, 2024) --- The official portrait of the International Space Station's seven-member Expedition 73 crew from three different space agencies. Seated in the front row from left, are NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain. In the back row from left are, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov; NASA astronaut Jonny Kim; Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky; and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2021e004392 (Jan. 21, 2021) --- Internal view of the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser mockup located in Building 9N, Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

jsc2024e013675 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Christina Birch poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2023e040984 (June 7, 2024) --- SpaceX Crew-10 members (from left) Commander Anne McClain of NASA, Mission Specialists Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Pilot Nichole Ayers of NASA suit up for water survival training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

NASA astronaut Raja Chari participates in virtual reality testing of the Gateway lunar space station to ensure its comfort and safety when astronauts live and conduct science there on future Artemis missions. PHOTO DATE: February 09, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 15 - VR Lab SUBJECT: VR Technology for Interior Gateway Training with astronaut Raja Chari. Photo Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel

Astronauts and astronaut candidates pose for a photo at the Launch Pad 39B after arriving in their T-38 jets in support of Artemis I launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photographed: NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Drew Morgan , Zena Cardman, Joe Acaba, NASA Astronaut Candidates Nicole Ayers, Jack Hathaway, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA Pilot Chris Condon, with the Space Launch System on Launch Pad 39B. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

NASA astronaut Raja Chari participates in virtual reality testing of the Gateway lunar space station to ensure its comfort and safety when astronauts live and conduct science there on future Artemis missions. PHOTO DATE: February 09, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 15 - VR Lab SUBJECT: VR Technology for Interior Gateway Training with astronaut Raja Chari. Photo Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel

jsc2021e004393 (Jan. 21, 2021) --- Internal view of the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser mockup located in Building 9N, Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at the NASA Johnson Space Center.

jsc2024e010943 (Jan. 26, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman conducts cold transfer skills training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

A NASA T-38 aircraft is seen during a flight over Artemis-1 vehicle at launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

NASA Astronaut Candidate Jack Hathaway pilots a NASA T-38 aircraft en route to NASA's Kennedy Space Center to check out NASA's Artemis I mission on the launch pad and support various launch and media opportunities. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e035893 (April 11, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Matthew Dominick wears a Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The cooling garment runs water throughout the suit to keep him cool during training. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

jsc2021e030957_alt (July 28, 2021) --- Portrait of NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn.

jsc2018e035916 (April 11, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli is helped into a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

jsc2024e009647 (Jan. 23, 2024) --- Artemis II crew member and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen exits a mockup of the Orion spacecraft during a training exercise in the Neutral Buoyance Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, January 23. The crew practiced exiting the spacecraft in a variety of scenarios in preparation for the mission around the Moon next year.

jsc2024e052672_alt (July 17, 2024) --- Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013666 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e096672 (November 7, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli is helped into a spacesuit by NASA astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Robert Markowitz)

jsc2024e010107 (Jan. 23, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman exits the side of a mockup of the Orion spacecraft during a training exercise in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Jan. 23. As part of training for their mission around the Moon next year, the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign, the crew practiced the recovery procedures they will use when the splash down in the Pacific Ocean.

NASA astronaut Raja Chari participates in virtual reality testing of the Gateway lunar space station to ensure its comfort and safety when astronauts live and conduct science there on future Artemis missions. PHOTO DATE: February 09, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 15 - VR Lab SUBJECT: VR Technology for Interior Gateway Training with astronaut Raja Chari. Photo Credit: NASA / Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013685_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e052674_alt (July 17, 2024) --- Portrait of NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim in an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit taken at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

When astronauts return to Earth from destinations beyond the Moon in NASA’s Orion spacecraft and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, they’ll still need to safely get out of the spacecraft and back on dry land. Using the waters off the coast of Galveston, Texas, a NASA and Department of Defense team test Orion exit procedures in a variety of scenarios on July 11, 2017. Part of Batch images transfer from Flickr.

jsc2018e003239_alt (Jan. 31, 2018) --- Composite image of an Apollo lunar sample in front of the lunar eclipse "Blood Moon". Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e003241 (Jan. 31, 2018) --- The early stage of the lunar eclipse "Blood Moon" is photographed from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e022261_alt (March 22, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman poses for a portrait in a photography studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e026642_alt (April 30, 2019) --- NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan poses in a U.S. spacesuit, also known as an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU).

PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel

From left to right, NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Joe Acaba view the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft on Launch Pad 39B. They arrived via T-38 jet to support various pre-launch activities. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel.

jsc2023e040978 (June 7, 2024) --- (From left) A mission trainer and SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Specialists Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) watch a demonstration before water survival training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

jsc2020e049793_alt (Nov. 20, 2020) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-3 Mission Specialist Kayla Barron poses for a portrait at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

jsc2024e013678 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Christopher Williams poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e022262_alt NASA astronaut Zena Cardman inspects her suit’s wrist mirror at the NASA Johnson Space Center photo studio on March 22, 2024. Photographer: Josh Valcarcel – Johnson Space Center

jsc2024e067210_alt (July 17, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013681_alt (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Marcos Berrios poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2024e013586 (Feb. 15, 2024) NASA and the Texas A&M University System sign an agreement for a 240-acre Exploration Park on underutilized land at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left: NASA Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche, Texas State Rep. Greg Bonnen, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp, and Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh III. The announcement of the new lease agreement will allow the A&M System and others to use NASA Johnson land to create facilities for a collaborative environment that increases commercial access and enhances the United States’ commercial competitiveness in the space and aerospace industries. The announcement took place at the AIAA-hosted Ascend Texas (ASCENDxTexas) Conference at South Shore Harbour Conference Center.

jsc2022e018841_alt (May 7, 2021) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-4 Commander Kjell Lindgren poses for a portrait at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

Mastering the art of space robotics, NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara commands the virtual frontier from the mock-up cupola in the Systems Engineering Simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, providing a glimpse into the intense training and preparation for missions abord the International Space Station. Photographer: Josh Valcarcel – Johnson Space Center

jsc2024e013657 (February 8, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers poses for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/ Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e005523 (February 9, 2018) --- Expedition 56-57 crew members (from left) Sergei Propokev of Roscosmos and Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency train for their mission inside a space station simulator at the Johnson Space Center.

jsc2021e044312_alt (Sept. 22, 2021) --- Portrait of NASA astronaut Kayla Barron.

jsc2018e035904 (April 11, 2018) --- 2017 NASA astronaut candidate Matthew Dominick wears a spacesuit prior to underwater spacewalk training at NASA Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Josh Valcarcel)

Astronauts and astronaut candidates walk towards the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Pad 39B after arriving in their T-38 jets in support of Artemis I launch operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photographed: NASA Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Drew Morgan , Zena Cardman, NASA Astronaut Candidates Nicole Ayers, Jack Hathaway, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA Pilot Chris Condon, with the Space Launch System on Launch Pad 39B. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel

jsc2018e003242 (Jan. 1, 2018) --- Johnson Space Center's Rocket Park is pictured at sunrise. Credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel