Dr. Scott Glaser, pilot, and Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, pose for a photograph following an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Jerry Kerby, pilot; Michael J. Acheson, senior researcher and principal investigator at NASA’s Langley Research Center; Dr. Kyle Thompson, research aerothermodynamist at NASA’s Langley Research Center; and Dr. Scott Glaser, pilot, pose for a photograph following an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA employee Raymond “Jim” Lanzi (left) and Pilot Scott Glaser walk on the tarmac at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, June 18, 2026. As part of the NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Flight Experience Award program, Lanzi, along with other awardees, suited up, completed pre-flight briefings, and experienced a unique flight aboard the Administrator’s personal F-5 aircraft. The ride-along flight experience award program highlights NASA’s commitment to celebrating excellence across the workforce.
Piloting one of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft, Pilot Scott Glaser is given the go-ahead to taxi for liftoff at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. As part of the administrator’s Flight Experience Award program, NASA employees Matthew Kufner, Charles Meilbye, and Aaron Smith donned NASA flight suits, completed preflight briefings, and experienced a unique flight. The ride-along flight experience award program highlights NASA’s commitment to celebrating excellence across the workforce.
Pilot Scott Glaser, left, and NASA employee Raymond “Jim” Lanzi climb into one of the administrator’s personal F-5 aircraft, as part of the NASA Administrator’s Flight Experience Award program on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Multiple NASA awardees suited up in flight suits, completed pre-flight briefings, and experienced a unique flight aboard the administrator’s personal F-5 aircraft. The ride-along flight experience award program highlights NASA’s commitment to celebrating excellence across the workforce.
One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft is seen during an employee incentive flying event, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, was flying in the back seat. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft is seen during an employee incentive flying event, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, was flying in the back seat. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft is seen during an employee incentive flying event, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, was flying in the back seat. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, participates in an employee incentive flying event with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
One of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s personal F-5 aircraft is seen during an employee incentive flying event, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Rachel Kraft, Artemis communications lead at NASA Headquarters, was flying in the back seat. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)
NASA employees participate in an employee incentive flying event using NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)