NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, second from left; Rep. George Whitesides of California’s 27th congressional district, left; Rep. Judy Chu of California’s 28th congressional district, third from left; and Dave Gallagher, director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, right, pose for a photograph in the Maker Center at JPL, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden finishes his tour of the Launch Equipment Test Facility. Accompanying him are, from left, Bolden's aide Kirk Sander and Center Director Bob Cabana and, at right, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Administrator George Whitesides. Bolden is touring several facilities at Kennedy involved with NASA's Constellation Program. Bolden also was at Kennedy for several events, including the landing of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission and the signing of the joint NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreement defining the terms of cooperation between the agencies on the Global Precipitation Measurement, or GPM, mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks during an event where NASA is outlining how the agency is executing President Donald J. Trump’s National Space Policy and accelerating preparations for America’s return to the surface of the Moon by 2028, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. During the event NASA leadership provided updates on mission priorities, including sending the first astronauts to the lunar surface in more than 50 years, establishing the initial elements of a permanent lunar base, getting America underway in space on nuclear propulsion, and other objectives. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – On a tour of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden stops in the Operations and Checkout Building to view the high bay planned for the assembly of the Constellation Program's Orion crew vehicle. At left are Chief of Staff in the Office of the Administrator George Whitesides, Center Director Bob Cabana (back to camera) and Bolden. Facing Bolden is Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Deputy Program Manager Richard F. Harris. Bolden is touring several facilities at Kennedy involved with NASA's Constellation Program. Bolden also was at Kennedy for several events, including the landing of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission and the signing of the joint NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreement defining the terms of cooperation between the agencies on the Global Precipitation Measurement, or GPM, mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – From left, Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Tina Palacio and Bolden's aide Kirk Sander leave the Vehicle Assembly Building after viewing the Ares I-X operations. Behind Palacios is Acting Associate Administrator of Exploration Systems Doug Cook, and at far right is Chief of Staff in the Office of the Administrator George Whitesides. Bolden is touring several facilities at Kennedy involved with NASA's Constellation Program. Bolden also was at Kennedy for several events, including the landing of space shuttle Endeavour's STS-127 mission and the signing of the joint NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency agreement defining the terms of cooperation between the agencies on the Global Precipitation Measurement, or GPM, mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, STS-127 crew members are greeted by NASA officials. From left are STS-127 Launch Director Pete Nickolenko, Mission Specialist Julie Payette, Endeavour Flow Director Dana Hutcherson, Mission Specialist Tom Marshburn, Chief of Staff in the Office of the Administrator George Whitesides, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Keiji Tachikawa (back to camera), Mission Specialists Christopher Cassidy and Dave Wolf, Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana and astronaut Steven Lindsey. The crew returned to Earth on space shuttle Endeavour to complete the 16-day, 6.5-million mile journey on the STS-127 mission to the International Space Station. Endeavour's main gear touchdown was at 10:48:08 a.m. EDT. Nose gear touchdown was at 10:48:21 a.m. and wheels stop was at 10:49:13 a.m. Endeavour delivered the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and the Experiment Logistics Module-Exposed Section to the International Space Station. The mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 127th in the Space Shuttle Program, as well as the 71st landing at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett