NASA astronaut Don Pettit speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Nick Hague speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, provides opening remarks for an employee engagement event featuring the crew of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Don Pettit speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Manager, Strategic Integration and Management Division, Space Operations Mission Directorate, Isidro Reyna, introduces the Expedition 72 crew, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Don Pettit speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Nick Hague speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Don Pettit, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Williams, Wilmore, Hague, and Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Nick Hague speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Don Pettit, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Williams, Wilmore, Hague, and Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Don Pettit, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Williams, Wilmore, Hague, and Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
From left to right, NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, Nick Hague, and Don Pettit, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Williams, Wilmore, Hague, and Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Suni Williams speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 72, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nick Hague, Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Don Pettit served as part of Expedition 72 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronaut Nicole Mann answers questions during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts, from left to right, Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei participate in an employee engagement event, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Robert Hines, center, and Kjell Lindgren, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Associate Administrator for Space Operations Kathryn Lueders delivers opening remarks during an employee engagement event with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Robert Hines, center, and Kjell Lindgren, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Kathy Lueders, associate administrator for NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, speaks at an employee engagement event with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Robert Hines, and Jessica Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Director of Strategic Integration & Management Division Dr. Alotta Taylor delivers opening remarks during an employee engagement event with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronaut Robert Hines, center, answers a question along with fellow crewmates Jessica Watkins, left, and Kjell Lindgren, right, during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is seen during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Watkins, and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Robert Hines and Kjell Lindgren spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Robert Hines, center, and Kjell Lindgren, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren is seen at an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, NASA astronauts Robert Hines and Jessica Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Robert Hines, left, and Kjell Lindgren are seen at an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines and NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata answers questions during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Robert Hines, center, and Kjell Lindgren, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Robert Hines, center, and Kjell Lindgren, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins, left, Robert Hines, center, and Kjell Lindgren, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
Associate Administrator for Space Operations Kathryn Lueders delivers opening remarks during an employee engagement event with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts Raja Chari, Kayla Barron, Tom Marshburn, and Mark Vande Hei, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Watkins, and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Robert Hines and Kjell Lindgren spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronaut Robert Hines answers a question during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Hines, NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren and Jessica Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Watkins, and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Robert Hines and Kjell Lindgren spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station at an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Lindgren, NASA astronauts Robert Hines and Jessica Watkins spent 170 days in space as part of Expeditions 67 and 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Nicole Mann, left, Josh Cassada, center, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Koichi Wakata, right, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station during an employee engagement event Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Mann, Cassada, and Wakata spent 157 days in space as part of Expedition 68 aboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, arrive at an employee engagement event to speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, center, Warren Hoburg, left, and Frank Rubio, right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, not pictured, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are seen during an employee engagement event to speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while fellow crewmate Frank Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren Hoburg, and Frank Rubio, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA program planner, Shera McNeil, introduces NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren Hoburg, and Frank Rubio, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi during an employee engagement event to speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg, left, is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, second from left, and Frank Rubio, right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, not pictured, speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg describes the Silver Snoopy award after he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi spoke about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Warren Hoburg presents the Silver Snoopy award to Ruth Siboni after he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi spoke about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Director of the International Space Station, Robyn Gatens, provides opening remarks at an employee engagement event where NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Warren Hoburg, and Frank Rubio, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi spoke about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, right, is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time onboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen is seen as he and fellow crewmates NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Warren Hoburg, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak about their time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69 during an employee engagement event Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, are seen as they are introduced by Dr. Christa Peters-Lidard, director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, right, during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, during an employee engagement event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, are seen as they are introduced during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, during an employee engagement event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, pose for a photo after presenting Dr. Brian Hollis with the Silver Snoopy Award, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Warren Hoburg and Stephen Bowen, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, pose for a photo after presenting Dr. Ruth Siboni with the Silver Snoopy Award, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Silver Snoopy Award recipients Dr. Ruth Siboni and Dr. Brian Hollis, UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, and NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, pose for a photo after a Silver Snoopy Award presentation, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Bowen, Hoburg, and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Hortense Blackwell, Office of Communication and Public Engagement director at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, participates in an employee Town Hall at the Florida spaceport on March 13, 2023. During the event, senior leaders discussed key accomplishments and goals of the center, as well as answered questions from the Kennedy workforce.
Hortense Diggs, director of the Communication and Public Engagement directorate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, relays her appreciation and thanks to volunteers and docents during an appreciation event on Nov. 1, 2019. The event honored the efforts of NASA retirees, current civil servant and contractor employees, and docents for their tireless efforts and volunteer hours spent sharing the NASA story with the public and members of the media.
Hortense Diggs, director of the Communication and Public Engagement directorate at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, relays her appreciation and thanks to volunteers and docents during an appreciation event on Nov. 1, 2019. The event honored the efforts of NASA retirees, current civil servant and contractor employees, and docents for their tireless efforts and volunteer hours spent sharing the NASA story with the public and members of the media.
Crystal Jones, Ground and Mission Operations lead for SpaceX in the Commercial Crew Program, speaks to volunteers and docents during an appreciation event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 1, 2019. The appreciation event, hosted by the center’s Communication and Public Engagement directorate, honored the efforts of NASA retirees, current civil servant and contractor employees, and docents for their tireless efforts and volunteer hours spent sharing the NASA story with the public and members of the media.
Crystal Jones, Ground and Mission Operations lead for SpaceX in the Commercial Crew Program, speaks to volunteers and docents during an appreciation event at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 1, 2019. The appreciation event, hosted by the center’s Communication and Public Engagement directorate, honored the efforts of NASA retirees, current civil servant and contractor employees, and docents for their tireless efforts and volunteer hours spent sharing the NASA story with the public and members of the media.
An employee of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center holds a photograph of NASA’s Artemis II crew, Friday, May 19, 2023, during an employee engagement event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Hammock Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Two Kennedy Space Center employees engage in conversation during an innovation showcase on Nov. 19, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building’s Mission Briefing Room. Nearly 50 exhibitors gathered to demonstrate new technologies and innovations during the center’s Innovation Days – one of several events throughout the year aimed at fostering and encouraging an innovative culture at Kennedy. Showcase participants included individuals from multiple directorates, programs and organizations throughout Kennedy. In addition to the showcase, employees had the opportunity to attend an overview presentation on NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS), hosted by HLS Program Manager Lisa Watson-Morgan.
Dr. Christa Peters-Lidard, director of the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center delivers opening remarks, Friday, May 19, 2023, during an employee engagement event at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
A member of the audience takes a video as CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, answer questions during an employee engagement event Friday, May 19, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, answers a question alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, are seen as they answer questions during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, are seen as they answer questions during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Robert Gabrys, director of the Office fo STEM Engagement at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, introduces NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold prior to a presentation to employees, Thursday, May 2, 2019 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. During Arnold’s 197 days onboard the International Space Station, as part of Expeditions 55 and 56, he ventured outside the space station on three spacewalks in addition to conducting numerous experiments and educational downlink events. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Hammock Koch, are seen as they answer questions during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, second from left, answers a question alongside CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, left, and NASA astronauts Victor Glover second from right, and Christina Hammock Koch right, during an employee engagement event, Friday, May 19, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Wiseman, Glover, Hammock Koch, and Hansen, who will fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II flight test, visited Washington to discuss their upcoming mission with members of Congress and others. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)