
Kevin Metrocavage, manager of the Space Operations Center at NASA Headquarters, left, speaks with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler during a visit to the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Kevin Metrocavage, manager of the Space Operations Center at NASA Headquarters, left, speaks with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler during a visit to the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Kevin Metrocavage, manager of the Space Operations Center at NASA Headquarters, left, speaks with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler during a visit to the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro meets with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, during a visit to the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler provides remarks during a NASA Office of Small Business Programs learning webinar titled “Empowering Small Businesses: NASA OSBP & SBA present The Made in America Manufacturing,” Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, greets Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, right, prior to a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, delivers remarks alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, during a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, and Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, pose for a photo after signing a Memorandum of Agreement Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, delivers remarks alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, during a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, delivers remarks alongside Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, during a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, and Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, sign a Memorandum of Agreement Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, delivers remarks alongside Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, left, during a Memorandum of Agreement signing ceremony Monday, June 29, 2026, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. This Memorandum of Agreement will provide the framework for NASA and the Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation to support the growth of the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative. Photo Credit: (NASA/Keegan Barber)

Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro, center, and Dwight Deneal, assistant administrator for NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs, left, speak with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Acting NASA Administrator Janet Petro, left, and Dwight Deneal, assistant administrator for NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs, right, speak with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate, right, is seen alongside Dwight Deneal, assistant administrator for NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs, second from right, and Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator, as he speaks with Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler during a visit to the Space Operations Center, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Dwight Deneal, assistant administrator for NASA’s Office of Small Business Programs, center, asks a question of Administrator of the Small Business Administration Kelly Loeffler during a NASA Office of Small Business Programs learning webinar titled “Empowering Small Businesses: NASA OSBP & SBA present The Made in America Manufacturing,” Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)