NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, second from right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Flags of Germany and the United States are seen during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, center, speaks during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, right, speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, left, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann pose for a photo, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, shakes hands with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

A patch belonging ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, left, is seen during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, right, speaks during a meeting with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, second from left, and Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, second from right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center, listens as ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, left, speaks during a meeting with Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, right, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer pose for a photo, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Dr. Anna Christmann, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst, and ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer are seen prior to a meeting, Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, left, poses for a photo with the Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Dr. Anna Christmann, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the German Ambassador’s Residence in Washington. Germany is the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann delivers remarks during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the German Ambassador’s Residence in Washington. Germany is the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

From left to right, Head of Science and Technology Section, German Embassy, Dr. René Haak; Head of the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Washington Office, Mr. Marc Jochemich; the Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Dr. Anna Christmann; Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Holger Schlienkamp; Head of Division, BMWK, Claudia Andree; NASA Office of International and Interagency Relations Deputy Associate Administrator, Meredith McKay; and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speak during a meeting, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, Head of Science and Technology Section, German Embassy, Dr. René Haak; Head of the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Washington Office, Mr. Marc Jochemich; the Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Dr. Anna Christmann; Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Holger Schlienkamp; Head of Division, BMWK, Claudia Andree, speak with NASA Office of International and Interagency Relations Deputy Associate Administrator, Meredith McKay, front right, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, during a meeting, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, Head of Science and Technology Section, German Embassy, Dr. René Haak; Head of the German Aerospace Center’s (DLR) Washington Office, Mr. Marc Jochemich; the Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy, Dr. Anna Christmann; Deputy Director General, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Holger Schlienkamp; Head of Division, BMWK, Claudia Andree; NASA Office of International and Interagency Relations Deputy Associate Administrator, Meredith McKay; and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy speak during a meeting, Thursday, March 31, 2022, at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, National Space Council (NSpC) Executive Secretary Chirag Parikh, Federal Government Coordinator of German Aerospace Policy Anna Christmann, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Director General of the German Space Agency at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) Walther Pelzer, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Jennifer R. Littlejohn, German Ambassador to the United States Andreas Michaelis, and ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst pose for a group photo during an Artemis Accords signing ceremony, Thursday, September 14, 2023, at the German Ambassador’s Residence in Washington. Germany is the 29th country to sign the Artemis Accords, which establish a practical set of principles to guide space exploration cooperation among nations participating in NASA’s Artemis program. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)