
Apollo 11 Astronauts, from left, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden attend the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 Astronauts at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Washington. The committee presented the three Apollo 11 astronauts with a framed copy of House Resolution 607 honoring their achievement, and announced passage of legislation awarding them and John Glenn the Congressional Gold Medal. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Apollo 11 Astronauts, from left, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, and Buzz Aldrin stand in recognition of Astronaut John Glenn during the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 Astronauts at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Washington. The committee presented the three Apollo 11 astronauts with a framed copy of House Resolution 607 honoring their achievement, and announced passage of legislation awarding them and John Glenn the Congressional Gold Medal. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Apollo 11 Astronauts, from left, Michael Collins, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden attend the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 Astronauts at the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Washington. The Committee presented the three Apollo 11 astronauts with a framed copy of House Resolution 607 honoring their achievement, and announced passage of legislation awarding them and John Glenn the Congressional Gold Medal. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman provides remarks at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees view exhibits at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event , Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman provides remarks at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke speaks with attendees at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, speaks with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, right, speaks with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Ind., at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, right, Zena Cardman, second from right, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, third from right, speak with staff of the House Veterans Affairs Committee about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expeditions 73 and 74, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui spent 167 days onboard the orbiting laboratory as part of Expeditions 73 and 74. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; are seen as they speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke provides remarks at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event alongside his Expedition 73 and 74 crew mates NASA astronaut Zena Cardman and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, left, provides remarks at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event alongside her Expedition 73 and 74 crew mates NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, right, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui provides remarks at NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event alongside his Expedition 73 and 74 crew mates NASA astronauts Zena Cardman Mike Fincke, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, is seen as he and fellow crew members NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, is seen as he and fellow crew members NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, is seen as he and fellow crew members NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, is seen as he and fellow crew members NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, is seen as he and fellow crew members NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist, left; Victor Glover, pilot, second from left; Reid Wiseman, commander, second from right; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, are seen as they speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist, is seen as he and fellow crew members NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist, left; Victor Glover, pilot, second from left; Reid Wiseman, commander, second from right; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, are seen as they speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander, second from right; Victor Glover, pilot, second from left; Christina Koch, mission specialist, left; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, are seen as they speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, pilot, left; Reid Wiseman, commander,, second from left; Christina Koch, mission specialist, left; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, pose for a group picture after speaking with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist, left; Victor Glover, pilot, second from left; Reid Wiseman, commander, second from right; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, are seen as they speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist, right; Victor Glover, pilot, second from right; Reid Wiseman, commander, second from left; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, left, are seen as they speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist, right, speaks with congressional staff alongside fellow Artemis II crew members NASA astronauts Christina Koch, mission specialist, left; Victor Glover, pilot, second from left; Reid Wiseman, commander, second from right; Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson, second from left, speaks with NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, right, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Kimiya Yui, second from right, and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, left, before attending NASA’s Air and Space Innovation Day event, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui spent 167 days onboard the orbiting laboratory as part of Expeditions 73 and 74. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Joey Hudy, Anthem, AZ, 16-year-old self-described “Maker” answers a question from the audience at the annual White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) address, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Joey sat with the First Lady at the President’s 2014 State of the Union Address after his first shot to fame in 2012 when he attended the White House Science Fair where the President took a turn using his “extreme marshmallow cannon” to launch a marshmallow across the East Room of the White House. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

National Geographic Kids reporter Trevor Jehl, right, interviews Joey Hudy, Anthem, AZ, 16-year-old self-described “Maker” at the annual White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) address, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Joey sat with the First Lady at the President’s 2014 State of the Union Address after his first shot to fame in 2012 when he attended the White House Science Fair where the President took a turn using his “extreme marshmallow cannon” to launch a marshmallow across the East Room of the White House. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Montgomery Blair High School Student Newspaper “Silver Chips” Online Editor-in-Chief Aanchal Johri, right, and Photo Editor Emma Howells, left, from Silver Spring, MD. interview Joey Hudy, Anthem, AZ, 16-year-old self-described “Maker” at the annual White House State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (SoSTEM) address, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. Joey sat with the First Lady at the President’s 2014 State of the Union Address after his first shot to fame in 2012 when he attended the White House Science Fair where the President took a turn using his “extreme marshmallow cannon” to launch a marshmallow across the East Room of the White House. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)