NASA Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot and Deputy Associate Administrator Lesa Roe at All Hands in the Noels Hinners Auditorium

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)

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)

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 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’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.

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.

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.

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

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)

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 listens as NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks during her ceremonial swearing-in, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Jim Morhard, left, speaks to those gathered after being sworn in as the 14th NASA Deputy Administrator by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in the U.S. Capitol. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

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

NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Dava Newman tours Goddard Space Flight Center with Center Director Chris Scolese

Jim Morhard, left, speaks after being sworn in as the 14th NASA Deputy Administrator as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., second from left, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, second from right and NASA Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit, right, look on, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 in the U.S. Capitol. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Official Portrait, Friday, June 25, 2021, NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Official Portrait, Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023, Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

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 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)

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 Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives remarks after having been ceremonially sworn-in, 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 gives remarks after having been ceremonially sworn-in, 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 gives remarks after having been ceremonially sworn-in, 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 gives remarks after having been ceremonially sworn-in, 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 gives remarks after having been ceremonially sworn-in, 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 gives remarks after having been ceremonially sworn-in, 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 gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy gives keynote remarks during the 37th Space Symposium, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center left, and Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, center right, meet to discuss space cooperation, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, welcomes Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia as they meet to discuss space cooperation, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center left, and Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, center right, meet to discuss space cooperation, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, welcomes Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia as they meet to discuss space cooperation, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

National Space Council Executive Director Chirag Parikh, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, discuss space cooperation with Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, center left, and Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, center right, meet to discuss space cooperation, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discuss space cooperation with Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia during a meeting, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy discuss space cooperation with Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia during a meeting, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy is seen before the start of a basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Date: 12/06/2021 Location: Ellington Field Subject: 2021 NASA Astronaut Candidate Class Announcement Photographer: James Blair

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, right, visits with NASA employees passing before the start of a basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Pam Melroy is ceremonially sworn-in as the 15th NASA Deputy Administrator by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, as her husband Douglas Hollett, holds their family Bible, and her brothers David, Stephen and her nephew Ryan, right, look on, 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 Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy are seen during an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, speaks with Mel Raines, president and chief operating officer of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, before the start of a basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy is seen as the National Anthem is sung before the start of a basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat, Sunday, April 7, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will sweep across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, while a partial solar eclipse will be visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Dava Newman tours Goddard Space Flight Center with Center Director Chris Scolese. Visit Microspec lab Emily Barrentine; Omid Noroozian; Thomas Stevenson; Ed Wollack

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, left, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy shake hands at the conclusion of meeting and touring NASA’s Earth Information Center, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. The Earth Information Center is a new immersive experience that combines live data sets with cutting-edge data visualization to show NASA data can improve lives in the face of disasters, environmental challenges, and our changing world. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, second from left, poses for a photo with the other awardees, after accepting the Best Place to Work award for large federal government agencies for NASA, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, center, speaks with guests, after accepting the Best Place to Work award for large federal government agencies for NASA, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Dava Newman tours Goddard Space Flight Center with Center Director Chris Scolese; Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument Test Bed; Dr. Melissa Trainer

NASA Earth Science Division Director Karen St. Germain, far right, talks with Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, as they along with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy tour NASA’s Earth Information Center, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. The Earth Information Center is a new immersive experience that combines live data sets with cutting-edge data visualization to show NASA data can improve lives in the face of disasters, environmental challenges, and our changing world. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Earth Science Division Director Karen St. Germain, far right, talks with Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia, as they along with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, tour NASA’s Earth Information Center, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. The Earth Information Center is a new immersive experience that combines live data sets with cutting-edge data visualization to show NASA data can improve lives in the face of disasters, environmental challenges, and our changing world. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, right, shakes hands with President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, left, after signing an agreement for cooperation on the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), an upcoming NASA-AEB heliophysics CubeSat partnership, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The SPORT CubeSat will investigate two ionospheric phenomena, equatorial plasma bubbles and scintillation, that disrupt radio communication systems, satellite technologies, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. SPORT is currently projected to launch in the 2020 timeframe. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, right, and President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, left, sign an agreement for cooperation on the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), an upcoming NASA-AEB heliophysics CubeSat partnership, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The SPORT CubeSat will investigate two ionospheric phenomena, equatorial plasma bubbles and scintillation, that disrupt radio communication systems, satellite technologies, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. SPORT is currently projected to launch in the 2020 timeframe. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, left, speaks with H.E. President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, just before signing an agreement with President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, for cooperation on the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), an upcoming NASA-AEB heliophysics CubeSat partnership, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The SPORT CubeSat will investigate two ionospheric phenomena, equatorial plasma bubbles and scintillation, that disrupt radio communication systems, satellite technologies, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. SPORT is currently projected to launch in the 2020 timeframe. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, right, shakes hands with President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, left, after signing an agreement for cooperation on the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), an upcoming NASA-AEB heliophysics CubeSat partnership, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The SPORT CubeSat will investigate two ionospheric phenomena, equatorial plasma bubbles and scintillation, that disrupt radio communication systems, satellite technologies, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. SPORT is currently projected to launch in the 2020 timeframe. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, right, shakes hands with President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, left, after signing an agreement for cooperation on the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), an upcoming NASA-AEB heliophysics CubeSat partnership, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The SPORT CubeSat will investigate two ionospheric phenomena, equatorial plasma bubbles and scintillation, that disrupt radio communication systems, satellite technologies, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. SPORT is currently projected to launch in the 2020 timeframe. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, center right, and President of the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Carlos Augusto Teixeira de Moura, center left, prepare to sign an agreement for cooperation on the Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT), an upcoming NASA-AEB heliophysics CubeSat partnership, Monday, March 18, 2019, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. The SPORT CubeSat will investigate two ionospheric phenomena, equatorial plasma bubbles and scintillation, that disrupt radio communication systems, satellite technologies, and Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. SPORT is currently projected to launch in the 2020 timeframe. Photo Credit: (NASA/ Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, left, poses for a photo with Max Stier, president and chief executive officer of the Partnership for Public Service, after accepting the Best Place to Work award for large federal government agencies for NASA, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Hubble Operations Control Center, NASA Deputy Administrator Dr. Dava Newman tours Goddard Space Flight Center with Center Director Chris Scolese; Kevin Hartnet; Dave Haskins;Patrick Crouse; Dava Newman; Chris Scolese; Jennifer Wiseman; George Morrow

Eugene Tu, center director at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley, offers his opening remarks to the Ames workforce during the “Moon to Mars” town hall in the N201 Syvertson Auditorium. Town hall panel, seated right to left, are NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, Director of Space Architectures Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration in the Science Mission Directorate Joel Kearns, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs in the Space Technology Mission Directorate Walt Engelund, and Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development Cathy Koerner.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, front, talks to the workforce at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley during the “Moon to Mars” town hall in the N201 Syvertson Auditorium. Behind him, left to right, are Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, AmesCenter Director Eugene Tu, Director of Space Architectures Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration in the Science Mission Directorate Joel Kearns, Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs in the Space Technology Mission Directorate Walt Engelund, and Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems Development Cathy Koerner.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, front, talks to the workforce at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley during the “Moon to Mars” town hall in the N201 Syvertson Auditorium. Behind, left to right, are Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, Ames Center Director Eugene Tu, Director of Space Architectures Kurt “Spuds” Vogel, Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration in the Science Mission Directorate Joel Kearns.

NASA Deputy Administrator James Morhard, right, tours Marshall's Additive Manufacturing Facility with, from left, Marshall Director Jody Singer; Larry Leopard, director of the Engineering Directorate; Marshall Associate Director Steve Miley; and Michael Allison, lead systems engineer for additive manufacturing assembly and integration. Morhard visited Marshall facilities to see first-hand the broad spectrum of engineering, science and exploration work here.

NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana gives remarks during the ceremonial swearing-in of NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden gives remarks during the ceremonial swearing-in of NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks ahead of the ceremonial swearing-in of Pam Melroy as NASA Deputy Administrator, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson gives remarks ahead of the ceremonial swearing-in of Pam Melroy as NASA Deputy Administrator, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard, left, visits the Combustion Lab at Marshall Space Flight Center on March 25, where Michael Allison shares the advancements being made in additive manufacturing of rocket engine parts at Marshall. Allison leads the assembly and integration lead for the MC2 engine model, shown here, which is an additively manufactured liquid engine designed and developed at Marshall. During his tour of the center, Morhard also saw the work being done by Marshall to advance deep space exploration at the Liquid Hydrogen Test Stand, Deep Space Habitat, Payload Operations Integration Center and the Systems Integration Lab.

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia discusses space cooperation with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy during a meeting, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia discusses space cooperation with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy during a meeting, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia discusses space cooperation with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy during a meeting, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai of Mongolia discusses space cooperation with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy during a meeting, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, at the NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., gives remarks during the ceremonial swearing-in of NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Monday, June 21, 2021, at NASA Headquarters Mary W. Jackson Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, front, talks to the workforce at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley during the “Moon to Mars” town hall in the N201 Syvertson Auditorium. Behind him, left to right, are Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Associate Administrator Bob Cabana, Ames Center Director Eugene Tu, and Director of Space Architectures Kurt “Spuds” Vogel.

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, Nick Hague, Don Pettit, and Suni Williams, right, aboard the International Space Station, are seen on a television monitor as they speak with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy during a Earth-to-space call, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, smiles, as he and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy have an Earth-to-space call with astronauts aboard the International Space Station, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Nelson and Melroy spoke with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Butch Wilmore, Suni Williams, and Don Pettit. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Portrait, Lori B. Garver, Deputy Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Washington, DC, August 5, 2009. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)