jsc2025e032670 (March 18, 2025) --- Members of the NASA astronaut corps cheer on Crew-9 as they returned to Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston on March 18. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida.

jsc2025e032672 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Suni Williams returns to Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida.

jsc2025e032669 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Suni Williams returns to Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida.

jsc2025e032668 (March 18, 2025) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov smiles as he returns to Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida.

Marie Henderson, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, foreground, and Ariel Deutsch, from NASA Ames, follow the geology traverses during the JETT 5 field test. JETT 5 was a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona while a team of flight controllers and scientists at Johnson monitor and guide their activities. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

Artemis III Geology Team member, Jose Hurtado from the University of Texas at El Paso, left, and Maria Banks of NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center work in the Science Evaluation Room (SER) during the JETT 5 field test. JETT 5 was a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona while a team of flight controllers and scientists at Johnson monitor and guide their activities. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e005962 (Feb. 3, 2025) --- From left to right: NASA astronauts Jonny Kim, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui train together as an Expedition 73 crew at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

Megan Borel of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center points to a location on a map of the San Francisco Volcanic Field in Northern Arizona during a discussion in the Science Evaluation Room (SER) during the JETT 5 field test. JETT 5 was a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona while a team of flight controllers and scientists at Johnson monitor and guide their activities. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

Artemis Curation Lead Julianne Gross, left, and Brett Denevi, Artemis III Geology Team principal investigator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, work in the Science Evaluation Room (SER) during the JETT 5 field test. JETT 5 was a week-long field test in the lunar-like landscape of San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona while a team of flight controllers and scientists at Johnson monitor and guide their activities. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e034272 (March 28, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and pilot for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission Mike Fincke is photographed during an interview in a studio at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, before his upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e038710 (May 15, 2025) --- NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 crew trains for their International Space Station mission inside a mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

A team of engineers lifts the mast into place atop of NASA’s VIPER robotic Moon rover in a clean room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e032671 (March 18, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore receives a warm welcome at Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston after completing a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. After undocking from the orbiting laboratory, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 splashed down at 5:57 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 18, in the Gulf of America near Tallahassee, Florida. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2023e049674 (July 16, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-10 Pilot Nichole Ayers walks on the tarmac toward a T-38 aircraft trainer during pre-flight mission training at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

jsc2025e006033 (Feb. 3, 2025) --- From left to right: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, and NASA astronauts Jonny Kim (seated), Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke conduct training scenarios with their instructors at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

Ben Feist, software engineer on the Extravehicular Activity Mission System Software (EMSS) team, uses the suite of software he and other members of the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) division at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston developed to plan and monitor spacewalks. The JETT 5 field test was the first time this software was fully integrated into a simulated mission, supporting both science and mission control operations. JETT 5 was a week-long field test conducted in the lunar-like landscape of the San Francisco Volcanic Field near Flagstaff, Arizona, with a team of flight controllers and scientists at Johnson monitoring and guiding the activities. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2023e049694 (July 16, 2024) --- NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-10 Pilot Nichole Ayers is seated in a T-38 aircraft trainer during pre-flight mission training at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

jsc2025e006003 (Feb. 3, 2025) --- NASA astronaut Zena Cardman (left), and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui (right) conduct training scenarios with their instructors at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas for their upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e076266 (09/22/2025) --- NASA 2025 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Announcement Ceremony Photo Date: 09/22/2025 Location: JSC B2 - Teague Auditorium Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e076269 (09/22/2025) --- NASA 2025 Astronaut Candidate (ASCAN) Announcement Ceremony Photo Date: 09/22/2025 Location: JSC B2 - Teague Auditorium Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e057255 --- NASA’s Artemis II lunar science team is pictured in the Science Evaluation Room (SER) at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Located in the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, the SER supports the mission’s main flight control room for lunar science and planetary observations. Built specifically for Artemis missions with these science priorities in mind, the SER is equipped to support rapid data interpretation, collaborative analysis, real-time decision making, and seamless coordination between the science and operations teams.

jsc2025e076270 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Rebecca “Becky” Lawler was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e076272 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Imelda Muller was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076267 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Lauren Edgar was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e076274 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Katherine Spies was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e076273 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Erin Overcash was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025.

jsc2025e076271 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Anna Menon was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. She reported for duty in September 2025. Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2025e076268 (09/22/2025) --- NASA announced its 2025 Astronaut Candidate Class on Sept. 22, 2025. Adam Fuhrmann was selected by NASA to join the 2025 astronaut candidate class. He reported for duty in September 2025. Photo Credit: NASA - Helen Arase Vargas

jsc2024e066718 (Oct. 4, 2024) --- Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Specialist and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer, poses for a crew portrait at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

jsc2024e066721 (Oct. 4, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, SpaceX Crew-10 Pilot and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer, poses for a crew portrait at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

jsc2024e066730_alt (Oct. 4, 2024) --- NASA astronaut Anne McClain, SpaceX Crew-10 Commander and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer, poses for a crew portrait at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.