Joint NASA-NOAA-Air Force Congressional Staff Day Goddard Space Flight Center

Congressional staff visited Goddard on March 10, 2017. They toured Science on a Sphere J. Garvin, B33 talk on ICESat-2 Dr. Kelly Brunt, Robotic Operations Center - Ben Reed, and JWST-Bill Ochs

Jim Bridenstine and congressional staff visited Goddard on May 6, 2019. Here Ben Reed explains robotic arm in Satellite Servicing facility.

Col. Robert Swanson, Air Force at the Joint NASA-NOAA-Air Force Congressional Staff Day Goddard Space Flight Center

STS-129 Pilot Barry Wilmore, left, answers a question from the audience as Mission Specialist Leland Melvin, looks on, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, during a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

STS-129 Mission Specialist Leland Melvin, answers a question as fellow crew members look on, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, during a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

STS-129 Mission Specialist Randy Bresnick, second from right, answers a question from the audience as fellow crew members look on, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, during a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

STS-129 Mission Specialist Robert Satcher, lower right, interacts with the audience as he and fellow crew members sign autographs, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, following a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Congressional staff delegates representing eight states (Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York), along with NASA and U.S. Air Force representatives, tour the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) at NASA Stennis on July 16. The visit provided an opportunity for the group to learn about propulsion test work carried out onsite by NASA and commercial companies.

NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell, center, and NASA Stennis Director John Bailey, right, meet with Dr. Timla Washington, chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, during a visit to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 18. The leaders from NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, spoke with congressional representatives and staffers about NASA legislation, current and future work at NASA Stennis, and the growing number of commercial aerospace companies at the NASA Stennis Federal City.

Crew members from STS-129 from left; Charles Hobaugh, Commander, Barry Wilmore, Pilot, Mission Specialists, Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnick, Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher, are seen, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, during a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

“Rise,” the Artemis II zero-gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 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; 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)

“Rise,” the Artemis II zero-gravity indicator, is seen sitting on the dais as NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist; speak with congressional staff, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 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)

U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss., visited Stennis Space Center on Oct. 5, meeting with leaders and touring facilities to learn about ongoing work at the south Mississippi site. Joining Nunnelee during a stop at the B-1/B-2 Test Stand were: (l to r) Ken Human, Stennis associate director; Randy Galloway, director of the Stennis Engineering and Test Directorate; Ted Maness, chief of staff for Nunnelee; Nunnelee's wife, Toni; Nunnelee; Myron Webb, Stennis legislative affairs officer; Gilbrech; and Meyer Seligman, legislative director for Nunnelee. A Tupelo native, Nunnelee serves Mississipi's 1st Congressional District.

NASA Stennis Director John Bailey, near left, and NASA Stennis Deputy Director Christine Powell, near right, meet with Semaj Redd, operations and legislative assistant for U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly of Mississippi, and Reed Craddock, deputy chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Trent Kelly of Mississippi. The leaders from NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, spoke with congressional representatives and staffers about NASA legislation, current and future work at NASA Stennis, and the growing number of commercial aerospace companies at the NASA Stennis Federal City.

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)

U.S. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) takes a photo of congressional staff members with NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist during an event at the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington. NASA’s Artemis II mission took NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth in April 2026. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

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)