Eleven-year-old Hilt Boling, center, and parents Kent Boling, left, and Rachel Boling, right, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Friday, Apr. 3, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When asked during an April 1 television appearance why he loved space and being at the Artemis II launch, Boling exclaimed: “We’re going back to the freaking Moon, that’s why!” His comments received widespread social media attention in the following days. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is seen with his personal F-5 aircraft, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Apollo astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt touches a Moon rock display during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, and Sectretary of Education Linda McMahon, right, are seen with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket poised to launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump shakes hands with NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman watches during a visit to the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, speaks to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, at the Department of Energy Headquarters in Washington. The DOE and NASA signed a memorandum of understanding to support the research and development of a fission surface power system for use on the Moon and future NASA missions to Mars. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets a member of the NASA workforce, Friday, July 24, 2026, at NASA's exhibit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

The Artemis II zero gravity indicator, "Rise," is seen looped around the wrist of NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, before the Artemis II crew appeared on stage for a crew return event, Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026, at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. NASA’s Artemis II test flight took Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on an approximately nine-day mission around the Moon and back to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman gives remarks during the Artemis III crew announcement event, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump is seen after disembarking Air Force One, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas. President Trump is visiting NASA’s Johnson Space Center to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew on Friday, Aug. 28. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA astronaut Artemis II pilot Victor Glover is seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

The Artemis II crew of NASA astronauts pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch, Canadian Space Agency astronaut mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, NASA astronaut commander Reid Wiseman, and President Donald Trump are seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Johnson marks the seventh stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to Artemis II pilot NASA astronaut Victor Glover as NASA astronaut Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman watches, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Michael J. Acheson, senior researcher and principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center, participates in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, eighth from left, poses for a group photo with pilots and participants in NASA’s flyovers during the Great American State Fair, Saturday, July 4, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland. NASA aircraft conducted flyovers during the fair in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump speaks to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during a visit to the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on board launches from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after the agency’s first chief astronomer, will survey billions of stars and galaxies with a field of view far larger than Hubble’s, helping scientists study dark energy, exoplanets and the evolution of the universe. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. JPL marks the eighth stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz MS-29 launch to the International Space Station, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman conducts a formation flight with three of his personal F-5 aircraft, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The formation flew near the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B and the surrounding area at Kennedy. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump speaks with members of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Representative Brian Babin of Texas's 36th congressional district after disembarking Air Force One, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas. President Trump is visiting NASA’s Johnson Space Center to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew on Friday, Aug. 28. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump shakes hands with NASA astronaut Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is seen with one of his personal F-5 aircraft ahead of an air show performance at the SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo, Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026, in Lakeland, Fla. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen in a T-38 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Goddard marks the first stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with members of the NASA workforce, Friday, July 24, 2026, at NASA's exhibit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, greets members of the Uninhabited Aircraft Systems Laboratory, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Langley marks the second stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Goddard marks the first stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Members of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope transport team pose for a photograph with NASA’s Pegasus barge, Sunday, June 21, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Pegasus barge delivered NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and a weather cover for the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage to Kennedy. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Artemis III crewmembers NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, commander; Frank Rubio, mission specialist; European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, pilot; NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, mission specialist, and Bob Hines, backup crewmember, visit the Starship launch tower at Launch Complex 39A, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, poses for a photograph with Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, second from left, Stephanie McMahon, third from left, and Paul “Triple H” Levesque, right, following flights by Stephanie McMahon and Levesque in Isaacman's personal Alpha Jet aircraft, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, and Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to the administrator, right, are seen at sunset following a formation flight in Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman flies in his personal F-5 aircraft, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Isaacman was joined by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in the back seat for a flight around Launch Complex 39B, the Vehicle Assembly Building, and surrounding areas at Kennedy. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

A Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Site 31/6 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The trio lifted off for the Soyuz MS-29 mission at 7:47 p.m. local time to begin their long-duration stay aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Artemis II astronaut Commander Reid Wiseman is seen as the Artemis II crew prepares to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center to board NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II launch, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander; Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, pose for a photograph as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participates in a formation flight with his F-5 aircraft during an air show performance at the SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo, Wednesday, Apr. 15, 2026, in Lakeland, Fla. Isaacman was joined by pilots Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to the administrator, and Jerry Kerby. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, meets with U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman of Virginia’s 1st congressional district, left, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va. Langley marks the second stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Mobile Launcher 1 is seen returning to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft launch on the Artemis II test flight, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will fly around the Moon and back to Earth during their approximately 10-day mission. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39B occurred at 6:35 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft launch on the Artemis II test flight, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will fly around the Moon and back to Earth during their approximately 10-day mission. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39B occurred at 6:35 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

The full Moon is seen behind NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft, standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left; Kiko Dontchev, vice president of launch at SpaceX, second from left; Sectretary of Education Linda McMahon, third from left; Stephanie McMahon, fourth from left, and Paul "Triple H" Levesque, right, are seen with the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket poised to launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026, at Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, and NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, left, listen as NASA astronaut and Expedition 75 crewmember Anil Menon, third from left, and Deniz Burnham, Expedition 75 backup crewmember, right, speak from quarantine, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA employee Jonathan Baker, chief of the spaceport development division at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, left, speaks with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, following an employee incentive flying event using Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Sean Gustafson, senior advisor to the NASA Administrator, left, embraces Trey Carlson, chief of staff at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, right, following an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 6, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

The Artemis II crew of Candian Space Agency astronaut mission specialist Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts mission specialist Christina Koch, pilot Victor Glover, and commander Reid Wiseman are seen during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano, Artemis III pilot, is introduced during the Artemis III crew announcement event, Tuesday, June 9, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman views a retired SR-71 Blackbird aircraft, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Armstrong marks the ninth stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Expedition 75 crewmembers NASA astronaut Anil Menon, left, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, right, are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz MS-29 launch to the International Space Station, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Menon, Dubrov, and Kikina are scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft to the International Space Station on July 14. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Amit Kshatriya, NASA associate administrator, poses for a photograph in NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, ahead of a formation flight at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA employees participate in an employee incentive flying event using NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 6, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visits the Life Sciences Laboratory, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is seen before an employee incentive flying event using his personal F-5 aircraft, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, greets members of the workforce, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. Stennis marks the sixth stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, speaks with Rachel Krause, SPARTAN (Station Power, Articulation, Thermal, and Analysis) flight controller, right, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, inside the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, following splashdown of the agency’s Crew-11 mission at 3:41 a.m. ET. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman views Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander, named “Endurance,” Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at the company’s Lunar Plant 1 facility in Merritt Island, Fla., Tuesday. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif. JPL marks the eighth stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 20, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at sunrise, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth no later than April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participates in a helicopter tour of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Florida. Kennedy marks the fourth stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Lori Glaze, associate administrator for NASA's Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate, speaks during an event to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The Artemis II crew completed their approximately ten-day mission around the Moon in April 2026 and are the 31st, 32nd, 33rd, and 34th astronauts to receive the award. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Air show attendees visit NASA's exhibit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, Friday, July 24, 2026, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump speaks with Expedition 75 crewmembers Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon, and Jessica Meir on board the International Space Station during a visit to the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Expedition 75 spouse NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon listen, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets a member of the NASA workforce, Friday, July 24, 2026, at NASA's exhibit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft are seen standing atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), around the Moon and back to Earth no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, speaks during a workforce Q&A session, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Wallops marks the third stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Artemis II astronauts Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) and Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center to board NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II launch, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen around the Moon and back to Earth no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman; CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist; NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot; and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, participate in a press conference as NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to a crowd of air show attendees, Friday, July 24, 2026, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft launch on the Artemis II test flight, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will fly around the Moon and back to Earth during their approximately 10-day mission. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39B occurred at 6:35 p.m. EDT. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to air show attendees, Friday, July 24, 2026, at NASA's exhibit at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, left, visit NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman tours Axiom Space's extravehicular activity and spacesuit facility, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft roll out to Launch Complex 39B, Friday, March 20, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Eleven-year-old Hilt Boling poses for a photograph in the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building, Friday, Apr. 3, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. When asked during an April 1 television appearance why he loved space and being at the Artemis II launch, Boling exclaimed: “We’re going back to the freaking Moon, that’s why!” His comments received widespread social media attention in the following days. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Crawler Transporter 2 is seen outside the gate of Launch Complex 39B, Wednesday, Apr. 8, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets members of the workforce, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Glenn marks the eleventh stop in Isaacman’s roadshow to visit NASA facilities and engage directly with the agency’s workforce. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

The Artemis II crew of Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) and Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Commander Reid Wiseman from NASA are seen backstage during a crew return event, Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026, at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. NASA’s Artemis II test flight took Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) on an approximately nine-day mission around the Moon and back to Earth. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on board launches from Launch Complex 39A, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, named after the agency’s first chief astronomer, will survey billions of stars and galaxies with a field of view far larger than Hubble’s, helping scientists study dark energy, exoplanets and the evolution of the universe. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greets air show attendees following a speaking arrangement, Friday, July 24, 2026, at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wis. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA employee James Hamilton, propellant and pressurant manager at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, participates in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is the twelfth crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Meir, Hathaway, Adenot, and launched at 5:15 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station to begin their mission aboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman greet NASA astronaut candidate Anna Menon, spouse of Expedition 75 crew member Anil Menon, and Duke Brady, spouse of Expedition 75 crew member Jessica Meir, during a visit to the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft is seen at sunset, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman meets with Blue Origin leadership, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at the company’s Lunar Plant 1 facility in Merritt Island, Fla. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA employee Megan Vansant, chief architect and demolition program manager at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, participates in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is seen before an employee incentive flying event using his personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, are seen with a T-38 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II mission will launch the crew on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back no earlier than April 1. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the NASA workforce during a visit to the Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center as NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, listens, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left; George Alderman, deputy press secretary, left; Amit Kshatriya, NASA associate administrator, third from left; and Lori Glaze, acting associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD), right, participate in a press conference, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Agency leadership shared updates regarding the Artemis II mission and outlined the path forward for the Artemis campaign, including a new Artemis III mission in which the agency’s Orion spacecraft will dock with one or both Human Landing System landers in low Earth orbit. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Artemis II astronauts Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen from the CSA (Canadian Space Agency) and Pilot Victor Glover, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch from NASA are seen as they prepare to depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building for Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center to board NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II launch, Wednesday, Apr. 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis II test flight will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen around the Moon and back to Earth no earlier than April 1, 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Mobile Launcher 1 is seen returning to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Thursday, Apr. 16, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft is seen during an employee incentive flying event, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, was flying in the back seat. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla, director of the Moon to Mars Space Weather Analysis Office at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, poses for a photograph before an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)