STS-129 Mission Specialist Randy Bresnick, second from right, answers a question from the audience as fellow crew members look on, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, during a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA STS-129 mission pilot Barry Wilmore, second from left, demonstrates weightlessness in space with Trent Petersen, a student at Stuart-Hobson Middle School, left, as crew members Mike Foreman, Leland Melvin and Randy Bresnick, right, look on during a presentation about their recent mission, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA STS-129 mission specialist Leland Melvin, standing, speaks to students assembled as fellow crew members Barry Wilmore, seated left, Mike Foreman and Randy Bresnick, seated right, look on during a presentation about their recent mission, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

NASA STS-129 mission specialist Mike Foreman, second from left, talks about space walking as crew members Barry Wilmore, left, Leland Melvin and Randy Bresnick, right, look on during a presentation about their recent mission, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Crew members from STS-129 from left; Charles Hobaugh, Commander, Barry Wilmore, Pilot, Mission Specialists, Leland Melvin, Randy Bresnick, Mike Foreman and Robert Satcher, are seen, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, during a presentation to staff and middle school students from the Congressional Schools of Virginia at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick gets a close look at Orion spacecraft hardware inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick, along with fellow crewmate NASA astronaut Andre Douglas visited NASA Kennedy as part of preparations for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch aboard Orion on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick enters NASA’s Artemis IV Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick and fellow Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, met with Orion teams and got a closer look at the work underway on the Orion spacecraft inside the facility. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III commander, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick (center), speaks with members of NASA’s Orion spacecraft team in front of the Artemis III crew module inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick and fellow Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III commander, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick (center), speaks with members of NASA’s Orion spacecraft team in front of the Artemis III crew module inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick and fellow Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas, met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (center) and Andre Douglas (obscured) get a close look Orion spacecraft hardware inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch aboard Orion on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (left) and Andre Douglas get a close look Orion spacecraft hardware inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch aboard Orion on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas and Randy Bresnick (obscured) and get a close look Orion spacecraft hardware inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch aboard Orion on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (left) and Andre Douglas get a close look Orion spacecraft hardware inside the Multi-Payload Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch aboard Orion on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas (left) and Randy Bresnick, pose for a photograph inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway on the Orion spacecraft inside the facility. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (far right) and Andre Douglas (far left), pose with teams from NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems in front of the right-hand aft assembly solid rocket booster segment of the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with NASA’s teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (left) and Andre Douglas, view the right-hand aft assembly solid rocket booster segment of the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (left) and Andre Douglas, take a selfie in front of the right-hand aft assembly solid rocket booster segment of the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (left) and Andre Douglas, view the right-hand aft assembly solid rocket booster segment of the Artemis III SLS (Space Launch System) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas enters NASA’s Artemis IV Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Douglas and fellow Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick, met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway on the Orion spacecraft inside the facility. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Andre Douglas enters NASA’s Artemis IV Orion spacecraft inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. Douglas and fellow Artemis III crew member, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick, met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway on the Orion spacecraft inside the facility. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (right) and Andre Douglas (left), learn more about Orion spacecraft hardware with teams inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway for their upcoming mission. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (center) and Andre Douglas (right), speak to Jim Skaggs, Spacecraft Flow Manager for Lockheed Martin, inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with Orion teams and got a closer look at the Orion spacecraft inside the facility. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

Artemis III crew members, NASA astronauts Randy Bresnick (left) and Andre Douglas (right), share a laugh with members of NASA’s Orion team inside the high bay of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 10, 2026. The astronauts met with Orion teams and got a close look at the work underway on the Orion spacecraft inside the facility. Bresnick, Douglas, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano will launch on the Artemis III mission to conduct critical rendezvous and docking tests with lunar lander systems in low Earth orbit, advancing the capabilities needed before astronauts return to the lunar surface on Artemis IV.

NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik (center) and Jessica Watkins (right) visit the Granular Mechanics and Regolith Operations Laboratory inside Swamp Works at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, to view some of the evolving technologies in development that astronauts may use to explore the Moon’s surface, prepare it for sustainable outposts, and to handle the dust that is collected during moonwalks. Bresnick holds an instrument designed to help astronauts electromagnetically remove accumulated lunar dust.

NASA astronaut Randy Bresnick monitors the progress of a countdown demonstration test with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist onboard their Orion spacecraft from Firing Room 1 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. For this operation, the Artemis II crew and launch teams are simulating the launch day timeline including suit-up, walkout, and spacecraft ingress and egress. Through the Artemis campaign, NASA will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars, for the benefit of all.

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, space shuttle crew STS-129 and members of the Congressional Black Caucus pose for a group photo at the Capitol Building, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010, in Washington. Back row from left to right: U.S. Rep Donna Edwards (D-MD), U.S. Rep Diane Watson (D-CA), NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, astronauts Leland Melvin, Mike Foreman, Robert Satcher, Barry Wilmore, Randy Breznik, and U.S. Rep Mel Watt (D-NC). Front row from left to right: U.S. Rep Robert Scott (D-VA), U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla), U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), U.S. Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI) and U.S. Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ). The crew of STS-129 presented the CBC with a montage commemorating their mission. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)