Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro addresses attendees before NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers the 2022 State of NASA address on March 28, 2022, at the Florida spaceport. Nelson highlighted NASA’s plans to explore the Moon and Mars, address climate change, promote racial and economic equity, and drive economic growth while sustaining U.S. leadership in aviation and aerospace innovation.

Attendees listen to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson deliver the 2022 State of NASA address on March 28, 2022, from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Nelson highlighted NASA’s plans to explore the Moon and Mars, address climate change, promote racial and economic equity, and drive economic growth while sustaining U.S. leadership in aviation and aerospace innovation.

Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro addresses attendees before NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers the 2022 State of NASA address on March 28, 2022, at the Florida spaceport. Nelson highlighted NASA’s plans to explore the Moon and Mars, address climate change, promote racial and economic equity, and drive economic growth while sustaining U.S. leadership in aviation and aerospace innovation.

Guest speaker Sinead Burke, in front, from Ireland, gave a presentation on “Breaking the Mould – A Lesson in Equity,” to Kennedy Space Center employees on Nov. 30, 2022, and to employees at other NASA centers via live stream on YouTube. Members of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Roundtable and the Disability Awareness Action Working Group (DAAWG), standing from left are Nicole Delvesco, Lisa Williams, Willie Gainey, Annie Williams, and Glenn Semmel. The event was sponsored by Kennedy’s DAAWG and the Spaceport Integration Directorate. Burke, who is an advocate for the inclusion of all, amplifies the voices who are often not considered.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Kenneth Wright, Senior Policy Analyst and Innovation Lead in NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers the 2022 State of NASA address on March 28, 2022, from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Nelson highlighted NASA’s plans to explore the Moon and Mars, address climate change, promote racial and economic equity, and drive economic growth while sustaining U.S. leadership in aviation and aerospace innovation.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson delivers the 2022 State of NASA address on March 28, 2022, from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Nelson highlighted NASA’s plans to explore the Moon and Mars, address climate change, promote racial and economic equity, and drive economic growth while sustaining U.S. leadership in aviation and aerospace innovation.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Ronald Gamble, a Theoretical Astrophysicist at NASA”s Goddard Space Flight Center, speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Victor Glover speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Sydney Hamilton, structures manager for transonic truss braced wing at The Boeing Company, left, and Tony Castilleja Jr., senior manager for space at The Boeing Company, are seen during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Quincy Brown, Director of Space STEM and Workforce Policy for the National Space Council speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Chirag Parikh, Executive Secretary of the National Space Council, speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Tahara Dawkins, Chief of Staff for the National Space Council speaks during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Guest speaker Sinead Burke, from Ireland, gave a presentation on “Breaking the Mould – A Lesson in Equity,” to Kennedy Space Center employees on Nov. 30, 2022, and to employees at other NASA centers via live stream on YouTube. The event was sponsored by the center’s Disability Awareness and Action Working Group (DAAWG) and the Spaceport Integration Directorate. Burke, who is an advocate for the inclusion of all, amplifies the voices who are often not considered.

Guest speaker Sinead Burke, from Ireland, gave a presentation on “Breaking the Mould – A Lesson in Equity,” to Kennedy Space Center employees on Nov. 30, 2022, and to employees at other NASA centers via live stream on YouTube. The event was sponsored by the center’s Disability Awareness and Action Working Group (DAAWG) and the Spaceport Integration Directorate. Burke, who is an advocate for the inclusion of all, amplifies the voices who are often not considered.

Guest speaker Sinead Burke, from Ireland, gave a presentation on “Breaking the Mould – A Lesson in Equity,” to Kennedy Space Center employees on Nov. 30, 2022, and to employees at other NASA centers via live stream on YouTube. The event was sponsored by the center’s Disability Awareness and Action Working Group (DAAWG) and the Spaceport Integration Directorate. Burke, who is an advocate for the inclusion of all, amplifies the voices who are often not considered.

Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, speaks during a panel discussion moderated by Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, and Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, speaks during a panel discussion moderated by Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, speaks during a panel discussion moderated by Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA with Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA, is seen during a panel discussion with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA, left, moderates a panel discussion with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, second from left, Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, second from right, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, right, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA, speaks during a panel discussion with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA, left, moderates a panel discussion with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, second from left, Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, second from right, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, right, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Amber McIntyre, Interagency and International Relations Advisor at NASA, left, moderates a panel discussion with Kim Macharia, Executive Director at Space Prize, second from left, Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, second from right, and Zephanii Eisenstat, Space and Social Justice Advocate at the NAACP, right, during an Artemis Generation Roundtable for Black Space Week, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. As part of Black Space Week, the National Space Council and NASA collaborated with Black In Astro to host students for a discussion on the future of space exploration and equity. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Attendees at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway listen to a panel discussion titled “Feeling is believing: A Tactile Launch Experience” about bring the eclipse experience to the visually impared with Shahra Lambert, senior advisor for engagement and equity in NASA's Office of the Administrator, Brandon Pearson, education director at NearSpace Education, John Pugsley, engineer at NearSpace Launch, Matt Voss, chief operating officer at NearSpace Launch, Dave Schleppenbach, chief executive officer at Tactile Engineering, Alex Moon, software director at Tactile Engineering, and Greg Williams, accessibility and STEM advisor at Tactile Engineering, ahead of the total solar eclipse, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Indianapolis, Ind. A total solar eclipse swept across a narrow portion of the North American continent from Mexico’s Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada. A partial solar eclipse was visible across the entire North American continent along with parts of Central America and Europe. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California marched in the LA Pride Parade in June 2023.  This was NASA Armstrong’s first time participating in the parade, and many NASA employees attended to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allyship.  NASA’s team included engineers, scientists, technicians, and mission support folks who enrich the organization by showing up as themselves.  On Earth and at NASA, there is space for everyone.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California marched in the LA Pride Parade in June 2023.  This was NASA Armstrong’s first time participating in the parade, and many NASA employees attended to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allyship.  NASA’s team included engineers, scientists, technicians, and mission support folks who enrich the organization by showing up as themselves.  On Earth and at NASA, there is space for everyone.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California marched in the LA Pride Parade in June 2023.  This was NASA Armstrong’s first time participating in the parade, and many NASA employees attended to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allyship.  NASA’s team included engineers, scientists, technicians, and mission support folks who enrich the organization by showing up as themselves.  On Earth and at NASA, there is space for everyone.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California marched in the LA Pride Parade in June 2023.  This was NASA Armstrong’s first time participating in the parade, and many NASA employees attended to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allyship.  NASA’s team included engineers, scientists, technicians, and mission support folks who enrich the organization by showing up as themselves.  On Earth and at NASA, there is space for everyone.

NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California marched in the LA Pride Parade in June 2023.  This was NASA Armstrong’s first time participating in the parade, and many NASA employees attended to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and allyship.  NASA’s team included engineers, scientists, technicians, and mission support folks who enrich the organization by showing up as themselves.  On Earth and at NASA, there is space for everyone.