NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center; Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the administrator, left; and Russell Ralston, senior vice president and general manager of extravehicular activity at Axiom Space, right, are seen during a tour of the company’s extravehicular activity and spacesuit facility, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (right) and leadership from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida prepare to board NASA Airbus H135 (T3) helicopters for an aerial tour of the spaceport during the administrator’s visit on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. Participants on the helicopter tour include, from left, Kennedy Space Center Deputy Director Kelvin Manning; Kennedy Space Center Director Janet Petro; Todd Ericson, senior advisor to the NASA administrator; Kennedy Space Center Chief of Staff Trey Carlson; John Graves, NASA senior project manager, and Isaacman. Isaacman, NASA’s 15th administrator, began visiting the agency’s centers after his appointment on Dec. 17, 2025, to meet with employees, contractors, and partners.

NASA employees participate in an employee incentive flying event using NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft, Friday, March 27, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)