NASA ER-2 pilot Tim Williams prepares for a check flight with life support on May 13, 2022.

ISS047e044913 (04/05/2016) ---Expedition 47 crew members Tim Kopra (left), Jeff Williams (center) Tim Peake (right) are seen eating dinner inside the Unity module aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Armstrong Research Center pilots Paul Newton and Tim Williams stand by the center’s F/A-18 research aircraft.

NASA Armstrong pilots Stu Broce, Greg Nelson and Tim Williams sign autographs for people at the Los Angeles County Air Show in Lancaster, California.

ISS047e133469 (05/25/2016) --- ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Tim Peak (left) and NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams (right) prepare the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) for expansion. The pair were outfitting the area known as the vestibule, which is the space between the hatch on BEAM and hatch on Tranquility. NASA Astronaut Jeff Williams and the NASA and Bigelow Aerospace teams working at Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center spent more than seven hours on operations to fill the BEAM with air to cause it to expand.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Dave Williams dons his wet suit before heading for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. Williams is leading a 17-day undersea mission as part of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. Other members of the mission are astronauts Nicole Stott and Ron Garan, plus Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati. The undersea laboratory is situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Nicole Stott, Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati, and astronaut Dave Williams are preparing for their 17-day mission on the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. The mission will take place onboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface. Williams is leading the undersea mission, which also includes astronaut Ron Garan. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati dons his wet suit before heading for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. Broderick is part of the team, which includes astronauts Dave Williams, Nicole Stott (at right) and Ron Garan, working on a 17-day undersea mission as part of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. Williams is team lead. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. The undersea laboratory is situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Nicole Stott checks her gear before heading for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. She is part of the team, which includes astronauts Dave Williams and Ron Garan, plus Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati, working on a 17-day undersea mission as part of the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project. Williams is team lead. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. The undersea laboratory is situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface.

Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

A team of experts wrap up science flights on the ER-2 aircraft at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California after the GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment (GLOVE) in February 2025. Pilot Tim Williams ascends the ER-2 on the runway for one of the final science flights validating satellite-borne data. As a collaboration between engineers, scientists, and aircraft professionals, GLOVE aims to improve satellite data products for Earth Science applications.

Kennedy Space Center’s Tim Bass addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau.

Kennedy Space Center’s Tim Bass addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau.

Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

Kennedy Space Center’s Mike Williams speaks at the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Tim Bass speaks at the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau.

Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

Date: 09-23-14 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Subject: Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams during ISS EVA P/P 1 (PRESS w/cooling) training with CSA astronaut Saint Jacques and Expedition 47 crew member Tim Peake in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facilities (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photographer: James Blair

Date: 09-23-14 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Subject: Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams during ISS EVA P/P 1 (PRESS w/cooling) training with CSA astronaut Saint Jacques and Expedition 47 crew member Tim Peake in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facilities (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photographer: James Blair

Date: 09-23-14 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Subject: Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams during ISS EVA P/P 1 (PRESS w/cooling) training with CSA astronaut Saint Jacques and Expedition 47 crew member Tim Peake in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facilities (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photographer: James Blair

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy receive a briefing on the high-altitude ER-2 aircraft and its missions from ER-2 pilot Greg "Coach" Nelson and ER-2 deputy project manager Fran Becker, and ER-2 pilot Tim Williams at Building 703 in Palmdale, California. The building is part of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, which has its main campus in Edwards, California.

Kennedy Space Center’s Tim Bass addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau.

A team of experts wrap up science flights on the ER-2 aircraft at Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California after the GSFC Lidar Observation and Validation Experiment (GLOVE) in February 2025. Pilot Tim Williams ascends the ER-2 to higher skies for one of the final science flights validating satellite-borne data. As a collaboration between engineers, scientists, and aircraft professionals, GLOVE aims to improve satellite data products for Earth Science applications.

JSC2010-E-014655 (27 Jan. 2010) --- Instructor Troy Williams (standing) briefs the STS-133 crew members during a training session in the Space Vehicle Mock-up Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Seated (clockwise) from the left are NASA astronauts Steve Lindsey, commander; Eric Boe, pilot; Nicole Stott, Tim Kopra, Michael Barratt and Alvin Drew, all mission specialists.

iss047e134134 (5/26/2018) --- NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake during Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) deployment. The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an experimental expandable capsule that docks with the International Space Station (ISS). After docking, BEAM inflates to roughly 13 feet long and 10.5 feet in diameter to provide a habitable volume where a crew member can enter.

Date: 09-23-14 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Subject: Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams during ISS EVA P/P 1 (PRESS w/cooling) training with CSA astronaut Saint Jacques and Expedition 47 crew member Tim Peake in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facilities (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photographer: James Blair

From left, Kennedy Space Center’s Ryan Richards, Tim Bass, Mike Williams, Dave Grau and Christine Shepperd participate in the third of a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers.

From left, Kennedy Space Center’s Ryan Richards, Tim Bass, Mike Williams, Dave Grau and Christine Shepperd participate in the third of a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers.

Kennedy Space Center’s Ryan Richards speaks at the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Date: 09-23-14 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Subject: Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams during ISS EVA P/P 1 (PRESS w/cooling) training with CSA astronaut Saint Jacques and Expedition 47 crew member Tim Peake in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facilities (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photographer: James Blair

Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

Date: 09-23-14 Location: Bldg 9NW, ISS Airlock Subject: Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams during ISS EVA P/P 1 (PRESS w/cooling) training with CSA astronaut Saint Jacques and Expedition 47 crew member Tim Peake in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facilities (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photographer: James Blair

Kennedy Space Center employees attend the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Expedition 47 ESA crewmember Tim Peake aiding fellow astronauts Expedition 48 crew member (Soyuz 46) Jeff Williams and CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques during ISS EVA P/P training in Space Vehicle Mockup Training Facility (SVMTF) ISS Airlock mockup with instructor Megan Murphey. Photo Date: September 23, 2014. Location: Building 9NW, ISS Airlock. Photographer: Robert Markowitz

Kennedy Space Center’s Dave Grau addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards and Mike Williams, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Christine Shepperd addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Ryan Richards addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Susan Kroskey, chief financial officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to Kennedy employees on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Marc Reagan (left) and Bill Todd, NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project leads, have left the current NEEMO team in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory to start their 17-day mission. The team comprises astronauts Dave Williams (team leader), Nicole Stott and Ron Garan, plus Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. The undersea laboratory is situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) team is ready to begin their 17-day undersea mission in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. From left are Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati and astronauts Nicole Stott, Dave Williams (team lead) and Ron Garan. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. The undersea laboratory is situated three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, anchored 62 feet below the surface.

Susan Kroskey, chief financial officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks at the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Susan Kroskey, chief financial officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to Kennedy employees on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Susan Kroskey, chief financial officer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, speaks to Kennedy employees on Oct. 17, 2019, in the Kennedy Learning Institute during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Christine Shepperd addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards, Mike Williams and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Mike Williams addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Dave Grau addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards and Mike Williams, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

Kennedy Space Center’s Mike Williams addresses co-workers inside the Florida spaceport’s Kennedy Learning Institute on Oct. 17, 2019, during the third in a series of five TED Talk-style informational sessions. Sponsored by Kennedy’s Launching Leaders and Leadership for the Future, NASAtalks focuses on the topic of intentional careers and aims to provide employees with tools and knowledge that can be utilized for career growth. The theme of this third session was customers, and additional speakers included Kennedy employees Ryan Richards and Dave Grau, with a skill-building section on active listening and negotiating by Tim Bass.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Astronaut Nicole Stott is one of three astronauts taking part in the 17-day NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) project from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Aquarius Underwater Laboratory. At left is NEEMO instructor "Otter" Mark Rutten. The astronauts are testing space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques. The 45-foot-long, 13-foot-diameter complex is three miles off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and anchored 62 feet below the surface. Canadian astronaut Dave Williams is leading the undersea mission, along with Stott and astronaut Ron Garan. Dr. Tim Broderick of the University of Cincinnati rounds out the crew.

Derrol Nail, far left, NASA Communications, moderates a prelaunch news conference for the Solar Orbiter mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 7, 2020. From his left are Cesar Garcia, Solar Orbiter Project manager, European Space Agency; Ian Walters, Solar Orbiter project manager, Airbus Defence and Space; Alan Zide, Solar Orbiter Program executive, NASA Headquarters; Tim Dunn, Launch Director, NASA Launch Services Program (LSP); Scott Messer, NASA LSP Program manager, United Launch Alliance; and Jessica Williams, 45th Space Wing Weather officer. Solar Orbiter is an international cooperative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA. The mission aims to study the Sun, its outer atmosphere and solar wind. The spacecraft will provide the first images of the Sun’s poles. The spacecraft was developed by Airbus Defence and Space. NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy is managing the launch. Solar Orbiter will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Feb. 9, 2020, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

A prelaunch news conference for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) is held on Feb. 26, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participating, from left are Steve Volz, assistant administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA; Pam Sullivan, director, GOES-R Program, NOAA; John Gagosian, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate; Tim Dunn, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, Kennedy Space Center; Scott Messer, program manager, NASA Launch Services, United Launch Alliance; and Jessica Williams, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Space Launch Delta 45. GOES-T is scheduled to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 1, 2022, at 4:38 p.m. GOES-T is the third satellite in the GOES-R series that will continue to help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events that affect public safety. The launch is being managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, America’s multi-user spaceport.

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Derrol Nail, far left, NASA Communications, moderates a prelaunch news conference for the Solar Orbiter mission at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 7, 2020. From his left are Cesar Garcia, Solar Orbiter Project manager, European Space Agency; Ian Walters, Solar Orbiter project manager, Airbus Defence and Space; Alan Zide, Solar Orbiter Program executive, NASA Headquarters; Tim Dunn, Launch Director, NASA Launch Services Program (LSP); Scott Messer, NASA LSP Program manager, United Launch Alliance; and Jessica Williams, 45th Space Wing Weather officer. Solar Orbiter is an international cooperative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA. The mission aims to study the Sun, its outer atmosphere and solar wind. The spacecraft will provide the first images of the Sun’s poles. The spacecraft was developed by Airbus Defence and Space. NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy is managing the launch. Solar Orbiter will launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Feb. 9, 2020, from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

A prelaunch news conference for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) is held on Feb. 26, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Participating, from left are Jasmine Hopkins, moderator, NASA Communications; Steve Volz, assistant administrator for Satellite and Information Services, NOAA; Pam Sullivan, director, GOES-R Program, NOAA; John Gagosian, director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate; Tim Dunn, launch director, NASA’s Launch Services Program, Kennedy Space Center; Scott Messer, program manager, NASA Launch Services, United Launch Alliance; and Jessica Williams, launch weather officer, 45th Weather Squadron, Space Launch Delta 45. GOES-T is scheduled to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 1, 2022, at 4:38 p.m. GOES-T is the third satellite in the GOES-R series that will continue to help meteorologists observe and predict local weather events that affect public safety. The launch is being managed by NASA’s Launch Services Program based at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, America’s multi-user spaceport.