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)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy listen to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David McBride, at left, tell them about Building 703 in Palmdale, California. The building houses many of NASA's science aircraft. NASA Armstrong's main campus is in nearby Edwards, California.

NASA Administrator Visits NASA Armstrong

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, right, and David McBride, center director at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, talk by the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Science during the administrator’s visit to NASA Armstrong’s Building 703 in Palmdale, California, on Oct. 12.

NASA Administrator Visits NASA Armstrong

NASA Associate Administrator and Deputy Administrator All Hands

NASA Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders addresses Kennedy Space Center employees during a Town Hall session at the Florida spaceport on May 28, 2019. Saunders, along with NASA Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk, provided an update on the agency’s Exploration campaign, current missions and NASA’s operating model initiatives. As part of its Artemis program, NASA is charged with landing the first American woman and next American man at the South Pole of the Moon by 2024.

NASA Associate Administrator and Deputy Administrator All Hands

NASA’s Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders, left, and Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk participate in a Town Hall session at Kennedy Space Center on May 28, 2019. The agency senior leaders provided an update on the agency’s Exploration campaign, current missions and NASA’s operating model initiatives. As part of its Artemis program, NASA is charged with landing the first American woman and next American man at the South Pole of the Moon by 2024.

NASA Associate Administrator and Deputy Administrator All Hands

Employees listen to remarks from NASA’s Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders, left, and Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk during a Town Hall session at Kennedy Space Center on May 28, 2019. The agency senior leaders provided an update on the agency’s Exploration campaign, current missions and NASA’s operating model initiatives. As part of its Artemis program, NASA is charged with landing the first American woman and next American man at the South Pole of the Moon by 2024.

NASA Associate Administrator and Deputy Administrator All Hands

Employees listen to remarks from NASA’s Deputy Associate Administrator Melanie Saunders, left, and Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk during a Town Hall session at Kennedy Space Center on May 28, 2019. The agency senior leaders provided an update on the agency’s Exploration campaign, current missions and NASA’s operating model initiatives. Jurczyk stressed that NASA is committed to meeting the mandate of returning American astronauts to the Moon, and on to Mars.

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)

SBA Administrator at NASA Headquarters

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)

SBA Administrator at NASA Headquarters

Jim Morhard, left, shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., after being sworn in as the 14th NASA Deputy Administrator as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine looks on, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in U.S. Capitol. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Morhard Sworn In As NASA Deputy Administrator

Jim Morhard, left, is sworn in as the 14th NASA Deputy Administrator by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine looks on, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in the United States Capitol. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Morhard Sworn In As NASA Deputy Administrator

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks shortly after being sworn into office by Vice President Mike Pence, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks after being sworn-in as they agency's 13th administrator as Vice President Mike Pence looks on, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), meet to discuss ways to enhance bilateral space cooperation on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator Meet with ISRO Chair

NASA Administrator Visits NASA Armstrong

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson shows a picture of the X-3 to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David McBride on Oct. 13. NASA Armstrong Deputy Center Director Patrick Stoliker and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy also are with Nelson and McBride. The photo was contained in a time capsule that was sealed on the center's 50th anniversary and opened to commemorate its 75th anniversary. NASA Armstrong is in Edwards, California.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, from left, NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Director David McBride, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and NASA Armstrong Deputy Center Director Patrick Stoliker, display the lid to a time capsule on Oct. 13. The time capsule was sealed on the center's 50th anniversary and opened to commemorate its 75th anniversary. NASA Armstrong is in Edwards, California.

NASA Administrator Visits NASA Armstrong

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy shows NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Deputy Director Patrick Stolicker a floppy disk, one of the treasures contained in a time capsule opened Oct. 13. The capsule was sealed on the center's 50th anniversary and opened to commemorate its 75th anniversary. NASA Armstrong is in Edwards, California.

NASA Administrator Visits NASA Armstrong

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy land at the U.S. Air Force Base Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, near Building 703 on Oct. 12. That building is part of NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. NASA Armstrong Center Director David McBride, at left, talks to Nelson and Melroy as they begin a tour.

NASA Administrator Visits NASA Armstrong

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy receive a briefing on the high-altitude ER-2 aircraft and its missions from ER-2 pilot Greg "Coach" Nelson and ER-2 deputy project manager Fran Becker, and ER-2 pilot Tim Williams at Building 703 in Palmdale, California. The building is part of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, which has its main campus in Edwards, California.

NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Jen Rae Wang introduces Jim Bridenstine prior to his swearing-in as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Jen Rae Wang greets Vice President Mike Pence after introducing him prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine shakes hands with Vice President Mike Pence after after being sworn-in as they agency's 13th administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot and Deputy Associa

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, right, and S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), center, pose for a picture following a meeting to discuss ways to enhance bilateral space cooperation on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator Meet with ISRO Chair

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during a meeting with S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to discuss ways to enhance bilateral space cooperation on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator Meet with ISRO Chair

S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), center, is seen during a meeting with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy to discuss ways to enhance bilateral space cooperation on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator Meet with ISRO Chair

In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees watch the swearing in of the agency's new administrator Jim Bridenstine. He was sworn in as the 13th administrator of NASA on April 23, 2018, after he was given the oath of office by Vice President Mike Pence at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19.

NASA Administrator Swearing In All Hands

In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees attend a viewing of the swearing in of the agency's new administrator, Jim Bridenstine. He officially took office as the 13th administrator of NASA on April 23, 2018, after being given the oath of office by Vice President Mike Pence at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks at an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Following his remarks, the administrator participated in a panel discussion with former administrators Sean O'Keefe and Charles Bolden. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

Visit by NASA Administrator, James Bridenstine

Portrait, Jim Morhard, Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard Official Portrait

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine are seen as they talk with NASA astronauts Scott Tingle, Andrew Feustel, and Ricky Arnold who are onboard the International Space Station, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was just sworn in by the Vice President as NASA's 13th Administrator. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

Former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, second from right, answers a question during a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bridenstine, O'Keefe, and Bolden answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

Former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, second from right, answers a question during a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bridenstine, O'Keefe, and Bolden answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

Former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, answers a question during a panel discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bolden, Bridenstine, and O'Keefe answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

SBA Administrator at NASA Headquarters

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)

Vice President Mike Pence speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Jim Bridenstine prior to his swearing-in as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Vice President Mike Pence, left, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine walk to Bridenstine's office, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Vice President Mike Pence, left, swears in Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator as Bridenstine's family watch, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Vice President Mike Pence speaks during an event where Jim Bridenstine, right, is sworn in as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Jim Bridenstine, right, is sworn in as the 13th NASA Administrator by Vice President Mike Pence as Bridenstine's family watch, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees watch as Vice President Mike Pence, left, swears in Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator as Bridenstine's family watches on April 23, 2018, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19.

NASA Administrator Swearing In All Hands

Mars 2020 NASA Administrator Briefing

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard speaks at the podium during a briefing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 29, 2020, in advance of the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter scheduled for July 30. Joining him are, from left, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and NASA astronaut Zena Cardman. Mars 2020 will lift off aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The two-hour launch window opens at 7:50 a.m. EDT. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy, is managing the launch.

SBA Administrator at NASA Headquarters

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)

Pam Melroy is ceremonially sworn-in as the 15th NASA Deputy Administrator by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, as her husband Doug Hollett, holds their family Bible, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Melroy is a former NASA astronaut. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy Ceremonial Swearing-In

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)

SBA Administrator at NASA Headquarters

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

Former NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, right, answers a question during a panel discussion led by Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis and the aerospace security project, and senior fellow in the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe at an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bolden, Bridenstine, and O'Keefe answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at the Mars Atmosphere and Vol

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, made his first official visit to the agency's Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. His up-close look at the premier, multi-user spaceport began with Center Director Bob Cabana giving the administrator a helicopter tour over the bustling Florida spaceport.

NASA Administrator Visit at KSC

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Official Portrait

Vice President Mike Pence and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talk with NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel, Scott Tingle, and Ricky Arnold who are onboard the International Space Station, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was just sworn in by the Vice President as NASA's 13th Administrator. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Vice President Mike Pence, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talk with NASA astronauts Scott Tingle, Andrew Feustel, and Ricky Arnold who are onboard the International Space Station, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was just sworn in by the Vice President as NASA's 13th Administrator. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Vice President Mike Pence, and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, talk with NASA astronauts Scott Tingle, Andrew Feustel, and Ricky Arnold who are onboard the International Space Station, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was just sworn in by the Vice President as NASA's 13th Administrator. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine answers a question during a discussion with Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis and the aerospace security project, and senior fellow in the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former NASA Administrators Sean O'Keefe and Charles Bolden during an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bridenstine, O'Keefe, and Bolden answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Mars 2020 NASA Administrator Briefing

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, far left, conducts a briefing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 29, 2020, in advance of the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter scheduled for July 30. Joining him, from left are Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard. Mars 2020 will lift off aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The two-hour launch window opens at 7:50 a.m. EDT. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy, is managing the launch.

Mars 2020 NASA Administrator Briefing

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, far left, conducts a briefing at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 29, 2020, in advance of the launch of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter scheduled for July 30. Joining him, from left are Kennedy Deputy Director Janet Petro, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, partially hidden, and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard. Mars 2020 will lift off aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The two-hour launch window opens at 7:50 a.m. EDT. NASA’s Launch Services Program, based at Kennedy, is managing the launch.

Bridenstine Sworn In As NASA Administrator

Jen Rae Wang, NASA Associate Administrator for NASA’s Office of Communications, left, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, and Vice President Mike Pence, talk with NASA astronauts Scott Tingle, Andrew Feustel, and Ricky Arnold who are onboard the International Space Station, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was just sworn in by the Vice President as NASA's 13th Administrator. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden at the National Air and Space

Administrator Talk at NASA Industry Day

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine asks commercial companies to help get the agency back to the Moon as quickly as possible during an ‘industry day', Tuesday, May 8, 2018 held at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA is calling for commercial proposals for delivering instruments, experiments, and other small payloads to the surface of the Moon as early as next year. This solicitation is part of a broader Exploration Campaign that will pave the way for a human return to the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Administrator Talk at NASA Industry Day

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine asks commercial companies to help get the agency back to the Moon as quickly as possible during an ‘industry day', Tuesday, May 8, 2018 held at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA is calling for commercial proposals for delivering instruments, experiments, and other small payloads to the surface of the Moon as early as next year. This solicitation is part of a broader Exploration Campaign that will pave the way for a human return to the Moon. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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)

SBA Administrator at NASA Headquarters

NASA Administrator Watches InSight Launch

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen, watch the launch of NASA's InSight spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket Saturday, May 5, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the "inner space" of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Watches InSight Launch

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, and NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Thomas Zurbuchen, watch monitors following the launch of NASA's InSight spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas-V rocket Saturday, May 5, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the "inner space" of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Discusses NASA's 60th Anniversary at CSIS

Todd Harrison, director of defense budget analysis and the aerospace security project, and senior fellow in the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, left, leads a discussion with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, right, during an event celebrating NASA's 60th anniversary at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Monday, July 23, 2018 in Washington. Bridenstine, and former NASA Administrators Sean O'Keefe and Charles Bolden answered questions about the past and future of the agency. (Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visited the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans on Dec. 8, 2021 for tours and briefings on Michoud’s role in the Artemis program and other capabilities that enrich many facets of the nation’s space exploration endeavors. Image credit: NASA/Michael DeMocker

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson & Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy visit MAF

Visit by NASA Administrator, James Bridenstine