Pam Melroy, President Biden’s nominee to be the next deputy administrator of NASA, center, Richard Spinrad to be under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, right, and Carlos Monje, Jr. nominee to be the next under secretary of Transportation for Policy appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington. Melroy is a former NASA astronaut. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Pam Melroy, President Biden’s nominee to be the next deputy administrator of NASA, center, Richard Spinrad to be under secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, left, and Carlos Monje, Jr. nominee to be the next under secretary of Transportation for Policy appear before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Thursday, May 20, 2021, at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington. Melroy is a former NASA astronaut. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)