Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, left, and Arvind Raman, President Trumps' nominee to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, background, walks into the confirmation hearing for Matthew Anderson, foreground left, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Arvind Raman, President Trumps' nominee to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, foreground right, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, left, and Arvind Raman, President Trumps' nominee to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, background, walks into the confirmation hearing for Matthew Anderson, foreground, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questions Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, during a confirmation hearing, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-WA, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Maria Cantwell, questions Matthew Anderson, President Trumps' nominee to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, during a confirmation hearing, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Arvind Raman, President Trumps' nominee to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Arvind Raman, President Trumps' nominee to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, appears before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)