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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, helps place a lei at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial with Kristy Carroll, center, and daughter Vivian Carroll, who were friends of Space Shuttle Columbia pilot William McCool, during NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine places a wreath at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial with Kristy Carroll, left, and daughter Vivian Carroll who were friends of Space Shuttle Columbia pilot William McCool, during NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

art002e012153 (April 6, 2026) - The small, bright spot in the center of the image is the crater that the Artemis II crew have proposed as Carroll, after Commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife. About 3.5 miles across (5.6 km in diameter), the proposed Carroll crater is on the nearside of the lunar surface on the western edge and would be visible from Earth with powerful telescopes.

From left to right, Chuck Resnik, brother of Challenger Mission Specialist Judith Resnik; June Scobee-Rodgers, widow of Challenger Commander Dick Scobee; Kristy Carroll, friend of Space Shuttle Columbia pilot William McCool, daughter Vivian Carroll; Vice President Mike Pence, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine visit the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Kristy Carroll, family friend of the late space shuttle Columbia astronaut William McCool, places Hawaiian Leis at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial during NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Amy Resnik, sister-in-law of the late space shuttle Challenger astronaut Judy Resnik, left, and Kristy Carroll, family friend of the late space shuttle Columbia astronaut William McCool embrace by the Space Shuttle Columbia and Challenger Memorials during NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Kristy Carroll, family friend of the late space shuttle Columbia astronaut William McCool, and acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot lay a wreath at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Kristy Carroll, Family friend of the Columbia Mission, places flowers over the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Columbia astronaut William McCool’s family friend Kristy Carroll help place a lei at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and Columbia astronaut William McCool’s family friend Kristy Carroll help place a lei at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial during a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, left, watches as McCool Family Representative Kristy Carroll places a lei on the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial during a ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, along with family and friends of Challenger and Columbia astronauts, from left to right, Dan Tani, Jane Tani, Amy Resnik, Chuck Resnik, and Kristy Carroll, stop at the gravesite of former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn to pay their respects, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Nelson, along with family and friends of Challenger and Columbia astronauts, had earlier laid wreaths in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, Ames Scientist. Art by Michael Carroll

Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, Ames Scientist. Art by Michael Carroll

Viking History of Water on Mars Composite Study done by Chris McKay, Ames Scientist. Art by Michael Carroll

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, left, gets the feel of the commander’s seat on the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. Kennedy Director Bob Cabana, a former astronaut, is right at home in the pilot’s seat beside her. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, a former astronaut, explains how access is gained to a shuttle’s midbody, or payload bay, to Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll from the middeck of space shuttle Atlantis during a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll sits in the commander’s seat on the flight deck of space shuttle Atlantis during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll asks questions of her guides during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1 as they scrutinize the forward end of space shuttle Atlantis. United Space Alliance manager Buddy McKenzie is at left, and Kennedy Director Bob Cabana, at right. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, left, examines one of the tires on space shuttle Atlantis during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. Kennedy’s Director Bob Cabana, at right, is her guide. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll signs a wall of the White Room during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The room affords access to the shuttle as it is undergoing processing in the facility. Everyone visiting the interior of the shuttle – astronauts, technicians and guests alike - is given the opportunity to “autograph” a wall of the room. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, briefs Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll before a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1, the hangar in which space shuttle Atlantis is being prepared for retirement. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The KSC Holiday Celebration was also the occasion for presenting the Center’s Combined Federal Campaign check to United Way of Brevard. The 2004 campaign netted $389,000 in donations. At right is Center Director Jim Kennedy. Next to him, at left, is the campaign chairman, KSC’s Chief Financial Officer, Nap Carroll.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) presents a plaque to the Center’s Chief Financial Officer, Nap Carroll, who spearheaded the Kennedy Space Center Combined Federal Campaign. The 2004 campaign netted $389,000 to donate to the United Way of Brevard.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, right, shows a space shuttle high-temperature reusable surface insulation HRSI tile to Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll during a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The tile is part of the shuttle’s thermal protection system which covers the shuttle’s exterior and protects it from the heat of re-entry. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, right, shows a space shuttle low-temperature reusable surface insulation LRSI tile to Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll during a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The tile is part of the shuttle’s thermal protection system which covers the shuttle’s exterior and protects it from the heat of re-entry. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, left, explains the placement of high-temperature reusable surface insulation HRSI tile on the underbelly of space shuttle Atlantis to Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll during a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The tile is part of the shuttle’s thermal protection system which covers the shuttle’s exterior and protects it from the heat of re-entry. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, right, shows a space shuttle felt reusable surface insulation FRSI blanket to Florida’s Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll during a tour of Kennedy’s Orbiter Processing Facility-1. The blanket is part of the shuttle’s thermal protection system which covers the shuttle’s exterior and protects it from the heat of re-entry. The tour coincided with Carroll’s visit to Kennedy for a meeting with Cabana. Atlantis is being prepared for public display at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in 2013. The groundbreaking for Atlantis’ exhibit hall took place in January Atlantis is scheduled to be moved to the visitor complex in November. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, addresses the Florida Cabinet during its meeting at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla., on Oct. 18. The Cabinet approved a resolution recognizing NASA Kennedy Space Center for its contributions to spaceflight and technological innovation. The Cabinet, seated, is made up of Adam Putnam, left, Agriculture commissioner, Jeff Atwater, chief financial officer, Florida Governor Rick Scott and Pam Bondi, attorney general. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll speaks during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

art002e012261 (April 6, 2026) - Multiple lunar landmarks come into view in this image, many of which were highlighted during the Artemis II crew’s observation call. Visible features include Ohm crater, Oceanus Procellarum, Grimaldi crater, Pierazzo crater, the newly proposed Carroll crater, and the expansive Hertzsprung Basin—together illustrating a range of geologic terrains, from dark volcanic plains to heavily cratered highlands and the remnants of ancient impact basins.

Vice President Mike Pence observes the grave marker of Virgil "Gus" Grissom from Apollo 1, after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Vice President Mike Pence hugs June Scobee-Rodgers, widow of Challenger Commander Dick Scobee at the Space Shuttle Columbia Memorial after a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, left, and NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango discuss the future of human spaceflight at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Mango was the event's guest speaker, discussing the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, left, and NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango pose for a photo at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Mango was the event's guest speaker, discussing the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott (left) tours the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. He is being briefed on the processing of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. With his back to the camera is Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director. To Cabana’s right is Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida. To the governor’s left is Jeff Atwater, Florida chief financial officer. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- National Space Club Florida Committee Chair Steve Griffin, left, Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, and NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango pose for a photo at the club's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Mango was the event's guest speaker, discussing the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll talks about the positive impact the aerospace industry has on the state of Florida during the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango also discussed the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll R-Fla. addresses guests at a presentation during which XCOR Aerospace announced plans to open a manufacturing operation in Brevard. The company's suborbital Lynx Mark II spacecraft possibly will take off and land at Kennedy's shuttle landing facility. XCOR Aerospace is a small, privately held California corporation with focus on the research, development, project management and production of reusable launch vehicles, rocket engines and rocket propulsion systems. XCOR will focus on space tourism, experimental flights and launching satellites. Photo credit: NASA/ Frankie Martin

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA’s Orion Production Manager Scott Wilson, (left), briefs Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (center), and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida on the processing of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore speaks during a Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Seated at right, are Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll talks about the positive impact the aerospace industry has on the state of Florida during the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango also discussed the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, left, and NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango pose for a photo at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Mango was the event's guest speaker, discussing the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, (right), shakes hands with Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (left), following a tour of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle processing facility. In the center is Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from right, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, gives a tour to Florida Governor Rick Scott, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida. In the background is a poster of NASA’s Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll talks about the positive impact the aerospace industry has on the state of Florida during the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango also discussed the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Florida Cabinet approved a resolution recognizing NASA Kennedy Space Center for its contributions to spaceflight and technological innovation during its meeting at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Fla., on Oct. 18. Adam Putnam, left, agriculture commissioner, Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida. Governor Rick Scott, Bob Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, Pam Bondi, attorney general, and Jeff Atwater, chief financial officer, took part in the recognition during the meeting. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango, right, shows Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll the program's "Same Crew, New Ride" poster at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Mango was the event's guest speaker, discussing the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett

art002e009279 (April 6, 2026) – During their lunar flyby observation period, the Artemis II crew captured this image at 3:41 p.m. EDT, showing the rings of the Orientale basin, one of the Moon’s youngest and best-preserved large impact craters. These concentric rings offer scientists a rare window into how massive impacts shape planetary surfaces, helping refine models of crater formation and the Moon’s geologic history. At the 10 o’clock position of the Orientale basin, the two smaller craters – which the Artemis II crew has suggested be named Integrity and Carroll – are visible. These features highlight how crew observations can directly support surface feature identification and real-time science.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a ceremony in the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, state and local dignitaries break ground for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. From left, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll speaks during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Seated at right, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, (second from left), presents Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (center), a plaque following a tour of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle processing facility. To the right of the governor is Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida and Jeff Atwater, Florida chief financial officer. At the far left is Adam Putnam, Florida agriculture commissioner. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA’s Orion Production Manager Scott Wilson, (center), briefs Florida Gov. Rick Scott, (left), and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, (right), on the processing of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle which will be processed in the facility. Also listening are Jeff Atwater, Florida chief financial officer and Adam Putnam, Florida agriculture commissioner. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

The U.S. Postal Service unveils its newest series of stamps, Space Discovery, at the KSC Visitor Complex. The event coincided with NASA's 40th anniversary on this date. Participating in the unveiling are (left to right) Barry Ziehl, U.S. Postal Service; JoAnn Morgan, KSC associate director of advanced development and shuttle upgrades; Karla Corcoran, Postal Service inspector general; Kristene A. Graves, a student from Lewis Carroll Elementary School ; and Dr. Donald Thomas, astronaut and veteran of four Shuttle missions. Behind them is the mockup of an orbiter. During the ceremony, Kristene read her essay "My Stamp Adventure" that she had written for an area-wide contest for the event. The stamps were designed by renowned aerospace artist Attila Heija. The strip of five individual stamps together make up a futuristic scene complete with space vehicles, a futuristic space city, and space explorers. The stamps are available nationwide beginning Oct. 1

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, state and local dignitaries participate in a Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. The group includes KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies, speaks during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Seated at right, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Members of one of the teams competing in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition, wait to receive their medals from the FIRST crew. At left is Nap Carroll, chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center. The event was held at the KSC Visitor Complex. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusville

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, state and local dignitaries participate in a Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. From left, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro speaks during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Seated at right, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Members of one of the teams competing in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition, wait to receive their medals from the FIRST crew. At left is Nap Carroll, chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center. The event was held at the KSC Visitor Complex. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusville

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During a ceremony in the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, state and local dignitaries break ground for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. From left, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

After the finals of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition, Team 86 from Jacksonville, Fla., receives from the FIRST crew an award for Best Play of the Day. At left is Nap Carroll, chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center. The event was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusville

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, dignitaries wait to speak during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. From left, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies; and STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

Applauding the unveiling of the U.S. Postal Service's newest series of stamps, Space Discovery, are are (left to right) Barry Ziehl, U.S. Postal Service; JoAnn Morgan, KSC associate director of advanced development and shuttle upgrades; Karla Corcoran, Postal Service inspector general; Kristene A. Graves, a student from Lewis Carroll Elementary School; and Dr. Donald Thomas, astronaut and veteran of four Shuttle missions. During the ceremony, Kristene read her essay "My Stamp Adventure" that she had written for an area-wide contest for the event. The unveiling took place at the KSC Visitor Complex and coincided with NASA's 40th anniversary on this date. Behind the large display can be seen the mockup of an orbiter. The stamps were designed by renowned aerospace artist Attila Heija. The strip of five individual stamps together make up a futuristic scene complete with space vehicles, a futuristic space city, and space explorers. The stamps are available nationwide beginning Oct. 1

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Operations and Checkout Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA’s Orion Production Manager Scott Wilson, (from left), briefs Florida Gov. Rick Scott on the processing of the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle. Also touring are Jeff Atwater, Florida chief financial officer, Adam Putnam, Florida agriculture commissioner, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida. The governor and other state officials were at Kennedy for a Florida cabinet meeting and a space industry roundtable at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex’s Debus Conference Center. They also toured selected facilities around the center. Photo credit: NASA_Jim Grossmann

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore speaks during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Seated at right, are Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; and Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies. Partially blocked from view is STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Shuttle Plaza area at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex (KSCVC) in Florida, STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson speaks during the Ground Breaking Ceremony for the future home of space shuttle Atlantis. Seated at right, are KSCVC Chief Operating Officer Bill Moore; Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Janet Petro; Lt. Governor of Florida Jennifer Carroll; and Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Delaware North Companies. Delaware North Parks & Resorts, in partnership with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, broke ground for the 65,000 square-foot exhibit that will house Atlantis at the visitor complex. For more information, visit www.KennedySpaceCenter.com. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

After the finals of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition, Team 86 from Jacksonville, Fla., receives from the FIRST crew an award for Best Play of the Day. At left is Nap Carroll, chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center. The event was held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusville

Vice President Mike Pence and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine lay a wreath at the grave markers of Virgil "Gus" Grissom and Roger Chaffee, from Apollo 1, as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Florida's Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, left, and NASA Commercial Crew Program Manager Ed Mango shake hands at the National Space Club Florida Committee's August luncheon at the Radisson Resort at the Port in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Mango was the event's guest speaker, discussing the innovative steps the agency is taking with industry partners to develop the next U.S. space transportation capability to and from low Earth orbit, which will eventually be available for use by the U.S. government and other commercial customers. To learn more about the Commercial Crew Program, visit www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew. Photo credit: Kim Shiflett NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is leading the 20-year life-extension project for the crawler. A pair of behemoth machines called crawler-transporters has carried the load of taking rockets and spacecraft to the launch pad for more than 40 years at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Each weighing six and a half million pounds and larger in size than a professional baseball infield, the crawler-transporters are powered by locomotive and large electrical power generator engines. The crawler-transporters will stand ready to keep up the work for the next generation of launch vehicles to lift astronauts into space. For more information, visit http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/ground/index.html Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

Reverend Henry Birkenhauer and E.F. Carome measure ground vibrations on West 220th Street caused by the operation of the 8- by 6-Foot Supersonic Wind Tunnel at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory. The 8- by 6 was the laboratory’s first large supersonic wind tunnel. It was also the NACA’s most powerful supersonic tunnel, and the NACA’s first facility capable of running an engine at supersonic speeds. The 8- by 6 was originally an open-throat and non-return tunnel. This meant that the supersonic air flow was blown through the test section and out the other end into the atmosphere. Complaints from the local community led to the installation of a muffler at the tunnel exit and the eventual addition of a return leg. Reverend Brikenhauer, a seismologist, and Carome, an electrical technician were brought in from John Carroll University to take vibration measurements during the 8- by 6 tunnel’s first run with a supersonic engine. They found that the majority of the vibrations came from the air and not the ground. The tunnel’s original muffler offered some relief during the facility checkout runs, but it proved inadequate during the operation of an engine in the test section. Tunnel operation was suspended until a new muffler was designed and installed. The NACA researchers, however, were pleased with the tunnel’s operation. They claimed it was the first time a jet engine was operated in an airflow faster than Mach 2.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from left, Frank DiBello, president of Space Florida, John Elbon, vice president and general manager of Boeing's Space Exploration, Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, and Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, speak to media before a full-scale mockup of The Boeing Company’s CST-100 spacecraft at the ceremony announcing the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Frank DiBello, president of Space Florida, speaks to the audience after announcing the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. From his left are, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, John Elbon, vice president and general manager of Boeing's Space Exploration, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, Florida Congressman Bill Posey, Florida Representative Sandy Adams, and John Mulholland, vice president and program manager of Boeing's Commercial Crew Programs. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In the Debus Conference Center of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, winners of the NASA OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest receive awards from Joyce Ward, the United States Patent and Trademark Office's education coordinator/administrator, left Ansel Brown, country music singer and song writer of "When You Fly" Sarah Carroll, brand manager of TRANSFORMERS for Hasbro Inc. Peter Cullen, the voice of OPTIMUS PRIME from the "Transformers" franchise Matt Schatzle, executive director of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Foundation Nona Cheeks, chief of the Technology Commercialization Office at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. and Darryl Mitchell, NASA's project manager for the video contest. The contest challenged students in grades three through 12 to study NASA spinoff technologies and produce short, creative videos promoting their favorites. Goddard's Innovative Partnerships Office designed the contest to help students see the benefits of NASA technology here on Earth. NASA collaborated with Hasbro in using the OPTIMUS PRIME character. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann

Adult members of the team known as Heatwave, from St. Petersburg, Fla., get "high fives" from Nap Carroll (center), chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center, and other officials of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition held at the KSC Visitor Complex. Heatwave came in second for the final competition, plus received awards for Number One Seed, Best Offensive round, and the DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusvill

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, from right, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida and Florida Gov. Rick Scott, stand before a full-scale mockup of The Boeing Company’s CST-100 spacecraft after the ceremony which announced the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Ken Thornsley

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials pose for a portrait proceeding the announcement of the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. From left are, Frank DiBello, president of Space Florida, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, John Elbon, vice president and general manager of Boeing's Space Exploration, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, Florida Congressman Bill Posey, Florida Representative Sandy Adams, and John Mulholland, vice president and program manager of Boeing's Commercial Crew Programs. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett

Members of the team known as Heatwave, from St. Petersburg, Fla., are excited after receiving an award at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition held at the KSC Visitor Complex. At left are Carol Cavanaugh, Public Affairs, and Nap Carroll, chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center. Heatwave came in second for the final competition, plus received awards for Number One Seed, Best Offensive round, and the DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusville

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, speaks to the audience during the ceremony announcing the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. Seated to her left are, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida and Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, speaks to the audience during the ceremony announcing the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. Seated from left are Joyce Riquelme, manager of Kennedy's Center Planning and Development Office, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett

Adult members of the team known as Heatwave, from St. Petersburg, Fla., get "high fives" from Nap Carroll (center), chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center, and other officials of the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition held at the KSC Visitor Complex. Heatwave came in second for the final competition, plus received awards for Number One Seed, Best Offensive round, and the DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusvill

Langley Center Director Floyd Thompson shows Ann Kilgore the "picture of the century." This was the first picture of the earth taken from space. From Spaceflight Revolution: "On 23 August 1966 just as Lunar Orbiter I was about to pass behind the moon, mission controllers executed the necessary maneuvers to point the camera away from the lunar surface and toward the earth. The result was the world's first view of the earth from space. It was called "the picture of the century' and "the greatest shot taken since the invention of photography." Not even the color photos of the earth taken during the Apollo missions superseded the impact of this first image of our planet as a little island of life floating in the black and infinite sea of space." -- Published in James R. Hansen, Spaceflight Revolution: NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo, (Washington: NASA, 1995), pp. 345-346. Mayor Ann Kilgore was married to NASA researcher Edwin Carroll Kilgore. Mrs. Kilgore was Mayor from 1963-1971 and again from 1974-1978.

Members of the team known as Heatwave, from St. Petersburg, Fla., are excited after receiving an award at the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Southeast Regional competition held at the KSC Visitor Complex. At left are Carol Cavanaugh, Public Affairs, and Nap Carroll, chief financial officer, Kennedy Space Center. Heatwave came in second for the final competition, plus received awards for Number One Seed, Best Offensive round, and the DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit. Teams of high school students from all over the country tested the limits of their imagination using robots they designed, with the support of business and engineering professionals and corporate sponsors, to compete in a technological battle against other schools' robots. Of the 30 high school teams competing at the Southeast Regional event, 16 were Florida teams co-sponsored by NASA and KSC contractors. Local high schools participating are Astronaut, Bayside, Cocoa Beach, Eau Gallie, Melbourne, Melbourne Central Catholic, Palm Bay, Rockledge, Satellite, and Titusville

art002e009284 (April 6, 2026) – Earth appears tiny as the Moon looms large in this photo taken by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. Taken 36 minutes before Earthset, our home planet is visible in the blackness of space off the limb of the illuminated Moon. Earth is in a crescent phase, with sunlight coming from the right. Orientale mare basin, with its dark floor of cooled lava and outer rings of mountains, covers nearly the lower third of the imaged lunar surface. Different colors in the mare hint at its mineral composition. The lines of small indentations above Orientale are secondary crater chains, formed by material ejected during a violent primary impact. Both of the new craters that the Artemis II crew has suggested names for – Integrity and Carroll – are in full view. The edge of the visible surface of the Moon is called the “lunar limb.” Seen from afar, it almost looks like a circular arc – except when backlit, as in other images captured by the Artemis II crew.

Vice President Mike Pence observes the grave marker of Virgil "Gus" Grissom, from Apollo 1, after family and friends of astronauts lost in the Challenger and Columbia missions, former NASA Administrators, and other NASA staff participated in a wreath laying ceremony that was part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

ISS033-E-014186 (16 Oct. 2012) --- A nighttime view of Baltimore, Maryland is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member in the International Space Station. Baltimore is located on the U.S. mid-Atlantic coastline along the terminus of the Patapsco River into Chesapeake Bay, and is the largest seaport along this part of the coast. Like many large U.S. metropolitan areas, the most brightly lit area corresponds to the highest density of buildings and typically indicates the urban core -- in this case, downtown Baltimore at center. Highways and large arterial streets appear as bright yellow-orange lines extending outwards from the downtown area into the surrounding suburban regions (light violet and reddish brown regions of diffuse lighting). Dark areas beyond the suburban zone are rural - or to the southeast, indicate the waters of Chesapeake Bay. Small dark patches within the metropolitan area are open space including parks, cemeteries, and the Baltimore Zoo (top left). Two large, brightly-lit areas along Chesapeake Bay are commercial/industrial regions, and include the major port facilities for Baltimore. The City of Baltimore was incorporated in 1796, after serving as the de facto capital of the nascent United States of America during the Second Continental Congress (from Dec. 20, 1776 to March 4, 1777). Today, the Baltimore metropolitan area (as defined by the Baltimore Metropolitan Council) includes over 2.5 million people and includes six Maryland counties (Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, and Howard) in addition to the City of Baltimore. The region is also a focus of urban ecological research through the Baltimore Ecosystem Study.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In the Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Frank DiBello, president of Space Florida, speaks to the audience after announcing the signing of an innovative agreement between NASA and Space Florida. From his left are, Joyce Riquelme, manager of Kennedy's Center Planning and Development Office, Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, chairwoman of Space Florida, Robert Cabana, Kennedy Space Center director, Lori Garver, NASA’s deputy administrator, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, John Elbon, vice president and general manager of Boeing's Space Exploration, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, Florida Congressman Bill Posey, Florida Representative Sandy Adams, and John Mulholland, vice president and program manager of Boeing's Commercial Crew Programs. NASA announced a partnership with Space Florida to occupy, use and modify Kennedy Space Center's Orbiter Processing Facility-3 (OPF-3), the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility and Processing Control Center. Space Florida has an agreement for use of the OPF-3 with the Boeing Company to manufacture and test the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST-100) spacecraft. The 15-year use permit deal is the latest step Kennedy is making as the center transitions from a historically government-only launch complex to a multi-user spaceport. For more information, visit http:__www.nasa.gov_exploration_commercial_index.html. Photo credit: NASA_Kim Shiflett

“It was part of my career, but then it was also personal. I was doing it on a volunteer basis, but it was part of my work because I was bringing my service dog in training everywhere with me, which meant to work every day and to meetings at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). And I was taking the dog across the country to meetings over at Ball Aerospace; that was all part of the training of a service dog. That was an incredible time. I really enjoyed it. “The fact that I was able to do the two combined, that to me was just such an accomplishment. To some people, it could be they got permission to do it and then that’s all they focused on was the dog, but no. I had my job I had to do. I’ve always gotten a distinguished rating in my performances my entire career, and it didn't change when I was training this service dog. “It was a challenge for sure. “After I had to turn back over the service dog I trained, it was really very difficult because the dog was with me for two years, even though I knew it was for a wonderful cause. I ended up going out and getting my own dog who I’ve trained to be a therapy dog, so now we do therapy visits with veterans, elderly, and others. ” Jean Wolfe, Program Executive for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series Program at NASA Headquarters, poses for a portrait with Bonnie, who was named for U.S. Air Force Reserve Major Bonnie Carroll, Ret., Friday, Dec. 18, 2020 at the Warrior Canine Connection in Boyds, MD. “Warrior Canine Connection enlists service members and veterans with combat stress in the critical mission of training service dogs for fellow Wounded Warriors.” Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk, NASA personnel and others are seen in this black and white infrared photograph as they observe a moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA personnel watch as a wreath is laid at the Tomb of the Unknowns by acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA personnel watch the guard-change ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns by as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Acting NASA Administrator Steve Jurczyk speaks to NASA personnel and others during a wreath laying ceremony as part of NASA's Day of Remembrance, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. The wreaths were laid in memory of those men and women who lost their lives in the quest for space exploration. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

This illustration depicts scientists' findings about what the interior of Jupiter's moon Europa may look like: an iron core, surrounded by a rocky mantle believed to be in direct contact with a vast, internal ocean. New research and computer modeling show that volcanic activity may have occurred on the seafloor of Jupiter's moon Europa in the recent past – and may still be happening. The new work shows how internal heat produced by tides—warping of Europa's shape as it changes distance from Jupiter during its orbit—could partially melt its rocky layer, a process that could feed volcanoes on the ocean floor. The recent modeling of how this internal heat is produced and transferred is the most detailed and thorough examination of the effect this heating has on the moon. NASA scientists will have the opportunity to put the new predictions to the test when the agency's Europa Clipper spacecraft (aiming for a 2024 launch) reaches its target. Europa Clipper will orbit Jupiter and perform dozens of close flybys of Europa to map the moon and investigate its composition. The mission's goal is to explore whether the moon's global ocean has conditions suitable for life. https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA24477