Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, (not pictured), NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Karen Feldstein, left, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, center, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Jean-Philippe Bertani, right, meet with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, pose for a photo, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shows Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, left, and Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, right, a model of the Space Launch System (SLS), Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shows Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, left, and Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, right, a model of the Space Launch System (SLS), Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Karen Feldstein, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Jean-Philippe Bertani, NASA International Program Specialist with the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Anthony Tsougranis, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, meet Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï views a photograph from the Artemis I mission during a meeting with, from left to right, NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Karen Feldstein, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Jean-Philippe Bertani, NASA International Program Specialist with the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Anthony Tsougranis, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Karen Feldstein, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Jean-Philippe Bertani, NASA International Program Specialist with the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Anthony Tsougranis, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, meet Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Karen Feldstein, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Maguy Maccario Doyle, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the Principality of Monaco to the United States and Canada, the Honorable Jean-Philippe Bertani, NASA International Program Specialist with the Office of International and Interagency Relations, Anthony Tsougranis, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, meet Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, meets with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, meets with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, meets with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Monaco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Isabelle Berro-Amadeï, right, meets with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Thursday, June 22, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

The Princess and Princess of Monaco tour MSC with Dr. Gilruth, Dr. Kraft and others. MSC, HOUSTON, TX

Dr. Lisa Monaco, Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC’s) project scientist for the Lab-on-a-Chip Applications Development (LOCAD) program, examines a lab on a chip. The small dots are actually ports where fluids and chemicals can be mixed or samples can be collected for testing. Tiny channels, only clearly visible under a microscope, form pathways between the ports. Many chemical and biological processes, previously conducted on large pieces of laboratory equipment, can now be performed on these small glass or plastic plates. Monaco and other researchers at MSFC in Huntsville, Alabama, are customizing the chips to be used for many space applications, such as monitoring microbes inside spacecraft and detecting life on other planets. The portable, handheld Lab-on-a Chip Application Development Portable Test System (LOCAD-PTS) made its debut flight aboard Discovery during the STS-116 mission launched December 9, 2006. The system allowed crew members to monitor their environment for problematic contaminants such as yeast, mold, and even E.coli, and salmonella. Once LOCAD-PTS reached the International Space Station (ISS), the Marshall team continued to manage the experiment, monitoring the study from a console in the Payload Operations Center at MSFC. The results of these studies will help NASA researchers refine the technology for future Moon and Mars missions. (NASA/MSFC/D.Stoffer)

Helen Cole, the project manager for the Lab-on-a-Chip Applications Development program, and Lisa Monaco, the project scientist for the program, insert a lab on a chip into the Caliper 42 which is specialized equipment that controls processes on commercial chips to support development of lab-on-a-chip applications. The system has special microscopes and imaging systems, so scientists can process and study different types of fluid, chemical, and medical tests conducted on chips. For example, researchers have examined fluorescent bacteria as it flows through the chips' fluid channels or microfluidic capillaries. Researchers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama, have been studying how the lab-on-a-chip technology can be used for microbial detection, water quality monitoring, and detecting biosignatures of past or present life on Mars. The Marshall Center team is also collaborating with scientists at other NASA centers and at universities to develop custom chip designs for not only space applications, but for many Earth applications, such as for detecting deadly microbes in heating and air systems. (NASA/MSFC/D.Stoffer)

iss056e032555 (June 19, 2018) --- The tiny city-state of Monaco was pictured as the International Space Station orbited over the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France and Italy. Landmarks in this frame include the district of Monte Carlo, the Louis II Stadium and the Port de Fontvieille.

ISS025-E-011750 (4 Nov. 2010) --- From 220 miles above Earth, one of the Expedition 25 crew members aboard the International Space Station aimed a camera through a Cupola window and recorded this night time image of the Mediterranean Riviera and a panorama along the coastline from Valencia, Spain to Livorno, Italy and many points in between including parts of Andorra and Monaco. Islands in the Mediterranean that can easily be delineated in the Nov. 4 picture are the Balearic Islands, as well as Corsica and Sardinia.

iss067e302248 (Aug. 31, 2022) --- This night time photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above looks across the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa to southern Europe. The city lights of Algiers, Algeria, to Tunis, Tunisia, highlight Africa's northern coast from the bottom center toward upper right. From far left, the city lights of city-state Monaco to Naples, Italy, define the shores of southern Europe. The French island of Corsica and the Italian island of Sardinia are also pictured.

The annual Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner was held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center on October 26, 2017 with Keynote speaker General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Emcee was Mark Larson of Mark Larson Media Services, Inc. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Scholarships were presented to 8 college students by the National Space Club. Educator of the Year was awarded to Tammy Thorpe; Community Service award was presented to Huntsville, Al. Mayor Tommy Battle. The Communications Award was presented to retired astronaut Dr. Mike Massimino. The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Dr. Martin Weisskopf. The Astronautics Engineer Award was presented to Douglas R. Cooke. The Dr. Wernher Von Braun Space Flight Trophy was presented to Robert Lightfoot.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the rocket garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Gilles Noghes, ambassador of Monaco, is interviewed. Noghes is one of The Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions from more than 45 countries who toured various facilities around Kennedy. The visit, one of the largest tours undertaken by the diplomatic corps, is part of the State Department's new Experience America program. The international dignitaries were provided an overview of the United States' space exploration programs and NASA's international cooperation in pursuit of exploration and scientific discovery. They visited various locations at Kennedy, including the Space Station Processing Facility and Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Atlantis is being prepared for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the rocket garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, Gilles Noghes, ambassador of Monaco, is interviewed. Noghes is one of The Chiefs of Diplomatic Missions from more than 45 countries who toured various facilities around Kennedy. The visit, one of the largest tours undertaken by the diplomatic corps, is part of the State Department's new Experience America program. The international dignitaries were provided an overview of the United States' space exploration programs and NASA's international cooperation in pursuit of exploration and scientific discovery. They visited various locations at Kennedy, including the Space Station Processing Facility and Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Atlantis is being prepared for its upcoming mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The annual Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner was held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center on October 26, 2017 with Keynote speaker General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Emcee was Mark Larson of Mark Larson Media Services, Inc. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Scholarships were presented to 8 college students by the National Space Club. Educator of the Year was awarded to Tammy Thorpe; Community Service award was presented to Huntsville, Al. Mayor Tommy Battle. The Communications Award was presented to retired astronaut Dr. Mike Massimino. The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Dr. Martin Weisskopf. The Astronautics Engineer Award was presented to Douglas R. Cooke. The Dr. Wernher Von Braun Space Flight Trophy was presented to Robert Lightfoot.

The annual Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner was held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center on October 26, 2017 with Keynote speaker General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Emcee was Mark Larson of Mark Larson Media Services, Inc. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Scholarships were presented to 8 college students by the National Space Club. Educator of the Year was awarded to Tammy Thorpe; Community Service award was presented to Huntsville, Al. Mayor Tommy Battle. The Communications Award was presented to retired astronaut Dr. Mike Massimino. The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Dr. Martin Weisskopf. The Astronautics Engineer Award was presented to Douglas R. Cooke. The Dr. Wernher Von Braun Space Flight Trophy was presented to Robert Lightfoot.

The annual Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Dinner was held at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center on October 26, 2017 with Keynote speaker General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command. Emcee was Mark Larson of Mark Larson Media Services, Inc. Dr. Wernher Von Braun Memorial Scholarships were presented to 8 college students by the National Space Club. Educator of the Year was awarded to Tammy Thorpe; Community Service award was presented to Huntsville, Al. Mayor Tommy Battle. The Communications Award was presented to retired astronaut Dr. Mike Massimino. The Distinguished Science Award was presented to Dr. Martin Weisskopf. The Astronautics Engineer Award was presented to Douglas R. Cooke. The Dr. Wernher Von Braun Space Flight Trophy was presented to Robert Lightfoot.