NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (at podium) conducts a swearing-in ceremony for NASA’s latest civil servants on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (right) conducts a swearing-in ceremony for NASA’s newest civil servants on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s newest civil servants participate in a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
New NASA civil servants pose for a photograph with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (front, center) and Michael Beaupre, director, Kennedy Human Capital Office (center, right of Hughes) following their swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
New NASA civil servants pose for a photograph following their swearing-in ceremony on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 138 employees from NASA Kennedy and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California are the latest onboarded as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s workforce directive ongoing efforts to strengthen core capabilities, support mission success, and increase NASA’s agility, and they are taking on duties recently fulfilled by the Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support (ELVIS) contract.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes delivers remarks during a swearing-in ceremony for civil servants on Monday, June 15, 2026, at NASA Kennedy in Florida. The 138 employees from NASA Kennedy and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California are the latest onboarded as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s workforce directive ongoing efforts to strengthen core capabilities, support mission success, and increase NASA’s agility, and they are taking on duties recently fulfilled by the Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support (ELVIS) contract.
New Employee orientation and swearing-in with Left to right Brandon Baeza, Kailin Kwan, Joseph Haglage
New Employee orientation and swearing-in with L-r in front are Joseph Haglage and Erin Czech
New Employee orientation and swearing-in, left to right (far left) unknow) Tracie Perez, Spenser Monheim (behind Tracie) and Daniel Chang
New Employee orientation and swearing-in left to right (far left, unknown) Tracie Perez, Spenser Monheim (behind Tracie),Daniel Chang, Brandon Baeza
PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel
NASA’s newest civil servants participate in a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s newest civil servants participate in a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes conducts a swearing-in ceremony for NASA’s newest civil servants on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s newest civil servants participate in a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
New Employee Orientation swearing-in N-232. Tom Edwards, Ames Deputy Director address the group.
New Employee Orientation swearing-in N-232. Lee Stone, President of the Ames Federal Employees Union addresse the group.
New NASA civil servants pose for a photograph with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (center, right) and Michael Beaupre, director, Kennedy Human Capital Office (right of Hughes) following a swearing-in ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
Swearing In Ceremony, Oath of Office Ceremony for Newly Hired Employees
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (at podium) conducts a swearing-in ceremony for NASA’s latest civil servants on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s newest civil servants participate in a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s newest civil servants participate in a swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
Swearing In Ceremony, Oath of Office Ceremony for Newly Hired Employees
PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel
PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel
Swearing In Ceremony, Oath of Office Ceremony for Newly Hired Employees
Swearing In Ceremony, Oath of Office Ceremony for Newly Hired Employees
New NASA civil servants pose for a photograph with NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (front, center) following their swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
New employees were sworn in on Monday, June 15, 2026, as new NASA civil servants at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 138 employees from NASA Kennedy and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California are the latest onboarded as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s workforce directive ongoing efforts to strengthen core capabilities, support mission success, and increase NASA’s agility, and they are taking on duties recently fulfilled by the Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support (ELVIS) contract.
New employees were sworn in on Monday, June 15, 2026, as new NASA civil servants at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 138 employees from NASA Kennedy and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California are the latest onboarded as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s workforce directive ongoing efforts to strengthen core capabilities, support mission success, and increase NASA’s agility, and they are taking on duties recently fulfilled by the Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support (ELVIS) contract.
New employees were sworn in on Monday, June 15, 2026, as new NASA civil servants at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 138 employees from NASA Kennedy and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California are the latest onboarded as part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s workforce directive ongoing efforts to strengthen core capabilities, support mission success, and increase NASA’s agility, and they are taking on duties recently fulfilled by the Expendable Launch Vehicle Integrated Support (ELVIS) contract.
Attendees stand for the National Anthem during the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya gives remarks at the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Participants stand while Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya administers the Oath of Office during the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Center Director Eugene Tu speaks at the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Participants stand while Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya administers the Oath of Office during the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Attendees stand with MC Director of CAHR Linda Jensen for the National Anthem during the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya gives remarks at the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
Group photo of the new civil servants and guests with NASA and Ames Center leadership after the NASA Civil Servant Swearing-in Ceremony in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221.
In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees watch as Vice President Mike Pence, left, swears in Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator as Bridenstine's family watches on April 23, 2018, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19.
New Employees A Kujaneck, B Baeza, S Cahill, J Carolino, D Chang, E Czech, A Davila, R Everroad, R Fisher, A Ging, J Haglage, B Hooey, K Kwan, C Fung, P Ung-Joon Lee, M Mahzari, L Martin, K McMillin, S Monheim, A Nguyen, B Nikaido, T Perez, V Salazar, K Sato, D Shaw, Irene Smith, Melanie Smith, Lindsay Sturre, E Uribe Jr. with Tom Edwards, Ames Deputy Director.
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)
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 Pam Melroy, left, poses for a picture with A.C. Charania after his swearing-in as NASA’s Chief Technologist, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, swears in A.C. Charania as NASA’s Chief Technologist, as Ellen Gertsen, chief of the administration branch of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate looks on, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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 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)
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 Pam Melroy shakes hands with A.C. Charania after swearing him in as NASA’s Chief Technologist, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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)
In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees attend a viewing of the swearing in of the agency's new administrator, Jim Bridenstine. He officially took office as the 13th administrator of NASA on April 23, 2018, after being given the oath of office by Vice President Mike Pence at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19.
In the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, employees watch the swearing in of the agency's new administrator Jim Bridenstine. He was sworn in as the 13th administrator of NASA on April 23, 2018, after he was given the oath of office by Vice President Mike Pence at the agency’s headquarters in Washington. Bridenstine was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 19.
Dr. Elizabeth Robinson, second from right, is sworn in as CFO of NASA by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at NASA Headquarters, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Dr. Elizabeth Robinson, left, is sworn in as CFO of NASA by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at NASA Headquarters, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, swears in Margaret Vo Schaus as NASA's Chief Financial Officer, as her husband John Schaus and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, right, look on, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, swears in Margaret Vo Schaus as NASA's Chief Financial Officer, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes swore in employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract as new NASA civil servants on Monday, July 27, 2026, at NASA Kennedy in Florida. The latest round of civil servants is part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes swore in employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract as new NASA civil servants on Monday, July 27, 2026, at NASA Kennedy in Florida. The latest round of civil servants is part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
Vice President Kamala Harris walks into the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building, followed by Grace Nelson, and her husband, former Senator Bill Nelson, to ceremonially swear him in as the 14th NASA Administrator, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Washington. A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission was on display and former NASA Administrators Jim Bridenstine (virtually on laptop) and Charles Bolden were also present. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission is seen before the swearing-in ceremony for former Senator Bill Nelson, as the 14th NASA Administrator, by Vice President Kamala Harris, Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes swore in the first phase of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract as new NASA civil servants on Monday, July 13, 2026, at NASA Kennedy in Florida. The latest round of civil servants is part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
Shana Dale, center, is sworn in as NASA's deputy administrator by Dr. John H. Marburger, left, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. With Ms. Dale is Mr. Mike Fagan. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Sumara Thompson-King is seen here being sworn in by Robert Lightfoot, Associate Administrator (left) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on June 2, 2014. Thompson-King assumed the role of General Counsel on Sunday, June 1, 2014 after Michael Wholley, former General Counsel, retired. She started her career at NASA in the Office of Chief Counsel at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD in 1986. In 1991, she became a senior attorney at NASA Headquarters and in 1995 was promoted to the Deputy Associate General Counsel (Contracts) position. She is the first woman and first African American to serve as General Counsel at NASA Headquarters. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Sumara Thompson-King is seen here after being sworn in by Robert Lightfoot, Associate Administrator (left) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on June 2, 2014. Thompson-King assumed the role of General Counsel on Sunday, June 1, 2014 after Michael Wholley, former General Counsel, retired. She started her career at NASA in the Office of Chief Counsel at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD in 1986. In 1991, she became a senior attorney at NASA Headquarters and in 1995 was promoted to the Deputy Associate General Counsel (Contracts) position. She is the first woman and first African American to serve as General Counsel at NASA Headquarters. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Sumara Thompson-King is seen here being sworn in by Robert Lightfoot, Associate Administrator (not pictured) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC on June 2, 2014. Thompson-King assumed the role of General Counsel on Sunday, June 1, 2014 after Michael Wholley, former General Counsel, retired. She started her career at NASA in the Office of Chief Counsel at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD in 1986. In 1991, she became a senior attorney at NASA Headquarters and in 1995 was promoted to the Deputy Associate General Counsel (Contracts) position. She is the first woman and first African American to serve as General Counsel at NASA Headquarters. (Photo Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes (front, center) swore in employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract as new NASA civil servants on Monday, July 27, 2026, at NASA Kennedy in Florida. The latest round of civil servants is part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Vice President Mike Pence, meets with NASA leadership, after swearing in Jim Bridenstine as NASA's 13th Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman gives remarks ahead of the swearing in of Matt Anderson as the agency’s 16th Deputy Administrator, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel
PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman gives remarks ahead of the swearing in of Matt Anderson as the agency’s 16th Deputy Administrator, Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Jim Bridenstine prior to his swearing-in as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Vice President Mike Pence speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
PHOTO DATE: January 10, 2022. LOCATION: Bldg. 30, Apollo MOCR Viewing Room. SUBJECT: ASCAN Class of 2021 official swearing in ceremony. PHOTOGRAPHER: Josh Valcarcel
Vice President Mike Pence, meets with NASA leadership, after swearing in Jim Bridenstine as NASA's 13th Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Vice President Mike Pence, left, swears in Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator as Bridenstine's family watch, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
John H. Marburger, Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), left, shakes hands with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin following his swearing-in, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)
U.S District Judge Timothy Kelly, left, swears in Jared Isaacman, right, as 15th administrator of NASA, as Isaacman’s parents, Donald and Sandra Marie join, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill wave as they arrive in the reviewing stand for the inaugural parade, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. President Barack Obama and Biden had their ceremonial swearing-in earlier in the day. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Ken Wheeler and his daughter Kayla listen intently to President Barack Obama's speech following his swearing in as they stand along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. The Wheeler's traveled from Cincinnati, Ohio to attend the event. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
John H. Marburger, Science Adviser to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), left, talks with NASA Administrator Michael Griffin, center, while his wife Rebecca and daughter Katie look on following his swearing-in, Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Renee Bouchard)
NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Jen Rae Wang greets Vice President Mike Pence after introducing him prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Parade goers shop for souvenirs from a street vendor prior to the swearing in ceremony of President Barack Obama, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. Street vendors lined the streets of Washington, Monday to commemorate the nation's 44th President. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
NASA Associate Administrator for the Office of Communications Jen Rae Wang introduces Jim Bridenstine prior to his swearing-in as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
The presidential limousine is seen traveling up Pennsylvania Avenue soon after President Barack Obama departed the White House for Capitol Hill and the swearing-in of Obama as the nation's 44th President, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi)
Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill wave as they walk along Pennsylvania Avenue during the inaugural parade, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. President Barack Obama and Biden had their ceremonial swearing-in earlier in the day. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, takes a picture of Vice President Mike Pence as he speaks prior to the swearing-in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Jeff DeWit, left, is seen during a ceremonial swearing in as the NASA Chief Financial Officer by Vice President Mike Pence as DeWit's wive Marina holds the bible and their children, Delaney, left, Katie, and Jamie look on, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, swears in Jim Free as the first associate administrator of the new Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA is working to establish ESDMD to focus on planning and developing future space systems while a new Space Operations Mission Directorate will focus on operations. Both areas will support NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, swears in Jim Free as the first associate administrator of the new Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. NASA is working to establish ESDMD to focus on planning and developing future space systems while a new Space Operations Mission Directorate will focus on operations. Both areas will support NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach. Photo Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Counselor to the President of the United States Kellyanne Conway, left, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and NASA Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWit are seen in the audience during the swearing in of Jim Bridenstine as the 13th NASA Administrator by Vice President Mike Pence, Monday, April 23, 2018 at NASA Headquarters in Washington. 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)
Former Senator Bill Nelson, speaks to media after he was ceremonially sworn-in as the 14th NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris, as his wife, Grace Nelson, held their family Bible, Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission was on display and former NASA Administrators Jim Bridenstine (virtually on laptop) and Charles Bolden, second from left, as well as Pam Melroy, current nominee for NASA Deputy Administrator, left, were also present. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Former Senator Bill Nelson, speaks to media after he was ceremonially sworn-in as the 14th NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris, as his wife, Grace Nelson, right, held their family Bible, Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission was on display and former NASA Administrators Jim Bridenstine (virtually on laptop) and Charles Bolden were also present. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Former Senator Bill Nelson, is ceremonially sworn-in as the 14th NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris, as his wife, Grace Nelson, holds their family Bible, and his daughter, Nan Ellen Nelson, left, looks on, Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission was on display and former NASA Administrators Jim Bridenstine (virtually on laptop) and Charles Bolden were also present. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)
Former Senator Bill Nelson, is ceremonially sworn-in as the 14th NASA Administrator by Vice President Kamala Harris, as his wife, Grace Nelson, holds their family Bible, and son, Bill Nelson Jr., left, and Nan Ellen Nelson, second from left, look on, Monday, May 3, 2021, at the Ceremonial Office in the Old Executive Office Building in Washington. A moon rock collected by astronaut John Young during the Apollo 16 mission was on display and former NASA Administrators Jim Bridenstine (virtually on laptop) and Charles Bolden were also present. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)