Preston Burch at the Hubble 25th Anniversary event for employees at Goddard Space Flight Center

The Glenn Research Center Deputy Director, Dr. Marla Perez-Davis, cuts the ceremonial cake while employees cheer the NASA 60th Anniversary at the Employee Culminatiing Event.

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)

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 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)

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 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 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 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 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)

John C. Stennis Space Center employees enjoyed 2012 Diversity Day activities Oct. 31. During the day, Stennis employees were able to visit cultural exhibits and participate such events as an employee talent showcase, a car/motorcycle show, Stennis 'Family Feud' contests and a cultural dress parade.

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 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)

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)

Dane Drefke, United Launch Alliance (ULA) lead engineer for Atlas V mechanical operations, speaks in Kennedy Space Center’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, during an employee event in which Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida gave a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

Dane Drefke, United Launch Alliance (ULA) lead engineer for Atlas V mechanical operations, speaks in Kennedy Space Center’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, during an employee event in which Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida gave a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

1129 MARSHALL EMPLOYEES FORM THE SHAPE OF THE NUMBERS “5” AND “0” DURING MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT.

NASA Spaceflight Awareness program manager Isidro Reyna provides welcome remarks before the crew of Expeditions 73 and 74 share about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke answers a question about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Spaceflight Awareness program manager Isidro Reyna provides welcome remarks before the crew of Expeditions 73 and 74 share about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Yui, NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke speaks about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

An audience member asks a question during an employee engagement event with the crew of Expeditions 73 and 74, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke answers a question about his time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Fincke, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui speak about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronauts Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui speak about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, Fincke, and Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman speaks about her time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Cardman, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Acting Associate Administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate, Joel Montalbano, provides opening remarks before the crew of Expeditions 73 and 74 share about their time onboard the International Space Station, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, during an employee engagement event at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA astronauts Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui served as part of Expeditions 73 and 74 onboard the orbiting laboratory. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

jsc2026e396706 (June 25, 2026) - NASA’s Artemis II crew along with NASA's Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche, Orion Program Manager Howard Hu, and other program team members pose with employees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396713 (June 25, 2026) - Attendees pose with Rise, a representation of the zero gravity indicator of the Artemis II mission, during an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396712 (June 25, 2026) - Attendees pose with Rise, a representation of the zero gravity indicator of the Artemis II mission, during an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396730 (June 25, 2026) - NASA's Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396783 (June 25, 2026) - Artemis II Chief Training Officer Jacki Mahaffey answers questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396779 (June 25, 2026) - Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez answers questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

jsc2026e396774 (June 25, 2026) - NASA Public Affairs Officer Joseph Zakrzewski addresses the crowd as emcee for the Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396769 (June 25, 2026) - Orion Program Manager Howard Hu addresses the crowd at the Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396751 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Christina Koch address the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396754 (June 25, 2026) - CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396748 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Christina Koch addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396785 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman asks questions of Angela Garcia, Artemis II Science Officer, during an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396756 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397471 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Christina Koch addresses the crowd at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396798 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks with attendees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397500 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman asks questions of Sean Duval, Artemis II Mission Lead, during an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397516 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman takes a selfie with attendees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396795 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Victor Glover high-fives attendees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396793 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman high-fives attendees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397515 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman high-fives attendees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396796 (June 25, 2026) - NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman speaks with attendees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396705 (June 25, 2026) - NASA’s Artemis II crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, along with NASA's Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche and Orion Program Manager Howard Hu pose with employees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397494 (June 25, 2026) - NASA’s Artemis II crew, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, shared brief remarks with employees at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396732 (June 25, 2026) - Rosemary Roosa, president of The Moon Tree foundation and daughter of late Apollo 14 astronaut Stuart Roosa, shared brief remarks at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396780 (June 25, 2026) - NASA Flight Director Rick Henfling answers questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Henfling served as the lead entry flight director during the Artemis II mission. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397497 (June 25, 2026) - NASA Flight Director Rick Henfling and Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez answer questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396755 (June 25, 2026) - CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen addresses the crowd alongside his fellow Artemis II crew members at an Artemis II employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396781 (June 25, 2026) - Rick Henfling, Flight Director, and Branelle Rodriguez, Artemis II Orion Vehicle Manager, answer questions from the Artemis II crew during an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397499 (June 25, 2026) - Sean Duval, Artemis II Mission Lead, answers questions from the Artemis II crew during an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396772 (June 25, 2026) - The Artemis II crew reflects on their historic 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth at an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396775 (June 25, 2026) - NASA's Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche moderates a Q&A with the Artemis II crew as part of an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e397512 (June 25, 2026) - Natasha Peake, Flight Dynamics Officer, and Emily Kollin, Orion MER Control Console Operator, answer questions from the Artemis II crew during an employee celebration event at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

jsc2026e396790 (June 25, 2026) - NASA’s Artemis II crew address the crowd alongside Howard Hu, Orion Program Manager, at an Artemis II employee celebration event at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Credit: NASA

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees during an appreciation event held at the Florida spaceport’s KARS Park on March 22, 2023. Lindgren, along with crewmates Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, visited Kennedy to thank employees for supporting NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 launch. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, launched to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 27, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The crew remained at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, conducting critical science as part of the fourth crew rotation mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren shakes hands with a Kennedy Space Center employee during an appreciation event held at the Florida spaceport’s KARS Park on March 22, 2023. Lindgren, along with crewmates Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, visited Kennedy to thank employees for supporting NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 launch. Lindgren, Hines, and Watkins, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, launched to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 27, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The crew remained at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, conducting critical science as part of the fourth crew rotation mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

From left, NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Kjell Lindgren take a photo with a Kennedy Space Center employee during an appreciation event held at the Florida spaceport’s KARS Park on March 22, 2023. Lindgren, Watkins, and Hines, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, launched to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 27, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The crew remained at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, conducting critical science as part of the fourth crew rotation mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

From left, NASA astronauts Kjell Lindgren, Jessica Watkins, and Bob Hines sign posters for Kennedy Space Center employees during an appreciation event held at the Florida spaceport’s KARS Park on March 22, 2023. Lindgren, Watkins, and Hines, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, launched to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 27, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The crew remained at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, conducting critical science as part of the fourth crew rotation mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

From left, NASA astronauts Bob Hines, Jessica Watkins, and Kjell Lindgren prepare to serve cake to Kennedy Space Center employees during an appreciation event held at the Florida spaceport’s KARS Park on March 22, 2023. Hines, Watkins, and Lindgren, along with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, launched to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on April 27, 2022, from Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39A. The crew remained at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, conducting critical science as part of the fourth crew rotation mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

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’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)

Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, to give a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, to give a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, to give a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

Kennedy Space Center employees gather in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, to hear Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida give a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

Dr. Humberto Campins from the University of Central Florida speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Florida spaceport’s Neil Armstrong O&C Mission Briefing Room on April 16, 2019, to give a status update on NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx). The first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, OSIRIS-REx launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Sept. 8, 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. Management of the launch service for OSIRIS-REx was the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy.

An array of electric vehicles are on display for Kennedy Space Center employees during the center’s annual Earth Day celebration. The two-day event featured approximately 50 exhibitors offering information on a variety of topics, including electric vehicles, sustainable lighting, renewable energy, Florida-friendly landscaping tips, Florida’s biking trails and more.

Employees discuss one of the electric vehicles on display during Kennedy Space Center’s annual Earth Day celebration. The two-day event featured approximately 50 exhibitors offering information on a variety of topics, including electric vehicles, sustainable lighting, renewable energy, Florida-friendly landscaping tips, Florida’s biking trails and more.