Vernon "Bill" Wessel, former associate director of NASA's Glenn Research Center from 2006-2011, addresses team members at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center Jan. 19 as part of the "Mission Success in in Our Hands" Shared Experiences forum. Wessel, currently senior vice president of Ares Corp. and deputy of the Huntsville-based company's Space & Defense Division, spoke about his 30-year NASA career and the importance of workplace safety. "Keep in your head every day and in every way that safety is number one," he said. "When you meet people, ask them, 'How are you doing today? How's the job? How are you staying safe?' These are the things that are important." The bimonthly Shared Experiences forum, a Marshall safety initiative to promote and strengthen mission assurance and flight safety, is sponsored by NASA partner Jacobs Engineering of Huntsville.

Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt and his wife, Teresa, toured the Orion Stage Adapter while at Marshall and signed it before its flight on Exploration Mission-1 in late 2019

Apollo 17 lunar module pilot Harrison Schmitt, left, shared his experiences as an astronaut and lunar geologist during a visit to Marshall Dec. 7, as part of the Shared Experiences Forum. During an interactive Q&A moderated by Marshall Associate Director Jonathan Pettus, right, Schmitt spoke about launching on the Saturn V rocket, exploring the Moon and looking back at the Earth. The day of his visit was the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 17 launch.

MIKE RUDOLPHI MAKES A POINT DURING PRESENTATION ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA RECOVERY EFFORTS.

MIKE RUDOLPHI MAKES A POINT DURING PRESENTATION ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA RECOVERY EFFORTS.

MIKE RUDOLPHI MAKES A POINT DURING PRESENTATION ABOUT HIS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA RECOVERY EFFORTS.

MICHAEL "RUDI" RUDOLPHI GESTURES DURING A "MISSION SUCCESS IS IN OUR HANDS" SHARED EXPERIENCES FORUM JUNE 16, WHERE HE SPOKE ABOUT HIS "UNFORGETTABLE" EXPERIENCES AS A SENIOR NASA REPRESENTATIVE OVERSEEING DEBRIS RECOVERY EFFORTS FOLLOWING THE LOSS OF SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA AND ITS CREW.

NASA ASTRONAUT BUTCH WILMORE SPEAKS TO NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER TEAM MEMBERS DURING HIS NOV. 16 MARSHALL VISIT ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES LIVING AND WORKING NEARLY SIX MONTHS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND SERVING AS EXPEDITION 42 COMMANDER. THE "SHARED EXPERIENCES" DISCUSSION SERIES IS A KEY PART OF THE "MISSION SUCCESS IS IN OUR HANDS" INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN TEAM MEMBERS' COMMITMENT TO MISSION ASSURANCE AND SAFETY.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - At Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga., astronaut Leland Melvin hands a patch to a student for answering a question. Melvin joined Jim Jennings, deputy associate administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters, on the visit to the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success. Also visiting was KSC Deputy Director Woodrow Whitlow Jr., who talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success.

Former space shuttle Launch Directors Mike Leinbach, left, and Bob Sieck, shake hands inside Launch Control Center Firing Room 1 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022 after the successful launch of the agency’s Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39B was at 1:47 a.m. EST. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The primary goal of Artemis I is to thoroughly test the integrated systems before crewed missions by operating the spacecraft in a deep space environment, testing Orion’s heat shield, and recovering the crew module after reentry, descent, and splashdown.

Artemis I team members hand out iconic beans and cornbread to the launch team inside the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as part of a postlaunch tradition to celebrate successful launches. The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft lifted off from Launch Complex 39B on Nov. 22, 2022 at 1:47 a.m. EST. Artemis I will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The primary goal of Artemis I is to thoroughly test the integrated systems before crewed missions by operating the spacecraft in a deep space environment, testing Orion’s heat shield, and recovering the crew module after reentry, descent, and splashdown.