NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with employees at the Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium in Florida on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with employees during a Town Hall meeting at the Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium in Florida on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes speaks with employees during a Town Hall meeting at the Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes speaks with employees during a Town Hall meeting at the Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Kennedy Space Center employees participate in a Town Hall meeting with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Center Director Brian Hughes on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes speaks with employees during a Town Hall meeting at the Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes speak with employees during a Town Hall meeting at the center’s Training Auditorium on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
From left, Artemis II NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen speak to employees in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. The crew returned to NASA Kennedy for their first official visit since launch of Artemis II on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, to visit with the center’s workforce and tour facilities to view progress on Artemis III prelaunch processing.
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.
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.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks with workers during an All Hands meeting on Aug. 7, 2018, in the Training Auditorium at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine talks with workers during an All Hands meeting on Aug. 7, 2018, in the Training Auditorium at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Kennedy Space Center workers attend an All Hands meeting with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in the Training Auditorium at the center on Aug. 7, 2018.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana greets workers during an All Hands meeting with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine in the Training Auditorium on Aug. 7, 2018, at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Former NASA Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach speaks to employees during an Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program event in the Training Auditorium at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "Columbia: Lessons and Legends of Recovery." Leinbach participated in a panel discussion during the event.
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.
Employees listen intently during an Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program event in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "Columbia: Lessons and Legends of Recovery." Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana moderated a panel discussion featuring guests with connections to Columbia and recovery efforts.
Mike Ciannilli, left, manager of the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP), presents a certificate of appreciation to Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, during an ACCLLP employee event in the Training Auditorium at the center in Florida. The theme of the presentation was "Columbia: Lessons and Legends of Recovery," and featured a panel discussion moderated by Cabana.
NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana speaks to employees during an Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program event in the center's Training Auditorium. The program's theme was "Columbia: Lessons and Legends of Recovery." Cabana moderated a panel discussion featuring guests with connections to Columbia and recovery efforts.
Mike Ciannilli, the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program manager, welcomes employees to a lessons learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "Columbia: Lessons and Legends of Recovery." The event featured a panel discussion moderated by Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana.
Former NASA Shuttle Launch Director Mike Leinbach speaks to employees during an Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program event in the Training Auditorium at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "Columbia: Lessons and Legends of Recovery." Leinbach participated in a panel discussion during the event.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with employees before a Town Hall meeting the Kennedy Space Center’s Training Au-ditorium in Florida on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
Kennedy Space Center employees participate in a Town Hall meeting with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and Center Director Brian Hughes on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Carly Paige, an integrative nutrition health coach and chef, speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 5, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Paige’s presentation included information on simple swaps that can be made to incorporate healthier habits on a daily basis.
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.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana hosts a lunch and learn on March 4, 2020, inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn focused on Cabana’s past experiences as an astronaut and what it takes to become one.
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.
“I Love Safety” stickers are photographed inside the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 2, 2020. The stickers were available for Kennedy employees during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Safety favors are photographed inside the Kennedy Space Center Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the Florida spaceport’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
NASA Kennedy Space Center employees learn more about safety from an informational table set up inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Mary Kirkland, a Kennedy Space Center athletic trainer at RehabWorks, presents information on the body’s myofascial system inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Chas Hoff, a public affairs official from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, provides information on the NASA Safety Center to a Kennedy Space Center employee in the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020. Hoff had an informational table set up during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer, answers questions during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned event in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The theme of the presentation was "To There and Back Again." The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana hosts a lunch and learn on March 4, 2020, inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn focused on Cabana’s past experiences as an astronaut and what it takes to become one.
Cassie Hilditch, a guest speaker from the San Jose State University Research Foundation, presents information on fatigue management inside NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days on March 4, 2020. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Cassie Hilditch, a guest speaker from the San Jose State University Research Foundation, addresses Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Hilditch’s presentation included information on fatigue management.
Mike Ciannilli, at left, the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program manager, presents a certificate to John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer, during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The theme of the program was "To there and Back Again." The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Kennedy Space Center Associate Director, Technical, Kelvin Manning addresses Kennedy employees during a lunch and learn inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn, hosted by Center Director Bob Cabana, focused on what it takes to become an astronaut.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana hosts a lunch and learn on March 4, 2020, inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn focused on Cabana’s past experiences as an astronaut and what it takes to become one.
Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP) Manager Mike Ciannilli speaks to NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019. Ciannilli was the master of ceremonies for “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the ACCLLP. The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Evelyn Husband Thompson, widow of STS-107 Commander Rick Husband, talks with an attendee of “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019. Organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP), the event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
NASA astronaut Stan Love presents to Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on Mar 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Love’s presentation included information on identifying and distinguishing when circumstances change from an annoyance to a threat in space operations.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana hosts a lunch and learn on March 4, 2020, inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn focused on Cabana’s past experiences as an astronaut and what it takes to become one.
NASA astronaut Stan Love addresses Kennedy Space Center employees inside Kennedy’s Training Auditorium in Florida on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Love’s presentation included information on identifying and distinguishing when circumstances change from an annoyance to a threat in space operations.
Ernie Reyes, retired, former Apollo 1 senior operations manager, signs a book for a worker after the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The theme of the program was "To there and Back Again." The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses Kennedy employees in the center’s training auditorium following a live broadcast presentation by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on July 29, 2019. Cabana stressed the importance of a continued focus on safety and touched on important milestones in the coming year, including manned test missions by Boeing and SpaceX from the Florida spaceport.
Astronaut Shane Kimbrough speaks to NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019. Kimbrough was the final speaker for “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
NASA Kennedy Space Center employees learn more about safety from an informational table set up inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Mary Kirkland, a Kennedy Space Center athletic trainer at RehabWorks, presents information on the body’s myofascial system inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, blue flight suit, listens to a presentation in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019, during “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). Kimbrough also was a speaker at the event, which is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana hosts a lunch and learn on March 4, 2020, inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn focused on Cabana’s past experiences as an astronaut and what it takes to become one.
Jennifer Kunz, director of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, addresses Kennedy employees inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests gather in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019, for “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
NASA Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, at left, moderates a panel discussion during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned event in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The theme of the presentation was "To There and Back Again." Answering questions are Ernie Reyes, retired, Apollo 1 senior operations engineer; and John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer. The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Mike Ciannilli, the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned program manager, at left, presents a certificate to Ernie Reyes, retired, former Apollo 1 senior operations manager, during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The theme of the program was "To there and Back Again." The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Chas Hoff, a public affairs official from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, provides information on the NASA Safety Center to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020. Hoff had an informational table set up during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Former space shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach, left, talks with attendees of “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019. Organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP), the event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Mike Ciannilli, at left, the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program manager, presents a certificate to Charlie Duke, former Apollo 16 astronaut and member of the Apollo 1 Emergency Egress Investigation Team, during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "To There and Back Again." The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Former space shuttle launch directors Mike Leinbach, left, and Bob Sieck listen to a presentation in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019, during “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Carly Paige, an integrative nutrition health coach and chef, speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 5, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Paige’s presentation included information on simple swaps that can be made to incorporate healthier habits on a daily basis.
From left to right, Kennedy Space Center Safety and Mission Assurance employees Sean Nichols, Tom Dwyer, Gary Hendricks, Larrin Moody, Michele Richtmeyer, Heidi Harden and Jeff Silva pose by the 2020 Safety and Health Days poster inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Carly Paige, an integrative nutrition health coach and chef, speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 5, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Paige’s presentation included information on simple swaps that can be made to incorporate healthier habits on a daily basis.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana hosts a lunch and learn on March 4, 2020, inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn focused on Cabana’s past experiences as an astronaut and what it takes to become one.
Chas Hoff, a public affairs official from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, provides information on the NASA Safety Center to Kennedy Space Center employees in the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020. Hoff had an informational table set up during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Kennedy Space Center Associate Director, Technical, Kelvin Manning addresses Kennedy employees during a lunch and learn inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which emphasize how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. The lunch and learn, hosted by Center Director Bob Cabana, focused on what it takes to become an astronaut.
NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests gather in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019, for “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Cassie Hilditch, a guest speaker from the San Jose State University Research Foundation, poses with the Safety and Mission Assurance “I Love Safety” poster inside the Kennedy Space Center Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Hilditch’s presentation included information on fatigue management.
NASA astronaut Stan Love speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Love’s presentation included information on identifying and distinguishing when circumstances change from an annoyance to a threat in space operations.
Jennifer Kunz, director of Safety and Mission Assurance at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, addresses Kennedy employees inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Chas Hoff, a public affairs official from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, provides information on the NASA Safety Center to a Kennedy Space Center employee in the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020. Hoff had an informational table set up during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses Kennedy employees in the center’s training auditorium following a live broadcast presentation by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on July 29, 2019. Cabana stressed the importance of a continued focus on safety and touched on important milestones in the coming year, including manned test missions by Boeing and SpaceX from the Florida spaceport.
Cassie Hilditch, a guest speaker from the San Jose State University Research Foundation, addresses Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Hilditch’s presentation included information on fatigue management.
NASA Kennedy Space Center employees learn more about safety from an informational table set up inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Sean Nichols, a Safety and Mission Assurance employee at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, distributes safety favors inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana introduces guest speaker and NASA astronaut Stan Love inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the Florida spaceport’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Love’s presentation included information on identifying and distinguishing when circumstances change from an annoyance to a threat in space operations.
Cassie Hilditch, a guest speaker from the San Jose State University Research Foundation, presents information on fatigue management inside NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days on March 4, 2020. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Former space shuttle launch director Bob Sieck shakes hands with an attendee of “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019. Organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP), the event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Kennedy Space Center employees attend a presentation on fatigue management inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020. The presentation, led by guest speaker Cassie Hilditch from the San Jose State University Research Foundation, was offered during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses Kennedy employees in the center’s training auditorium following a live broadcast presentation by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on July 29, 2019. Cabana stressed the importance of a continued focus on safety and touched on important milestones in the coming year, including manned test missions by Boeing and SpaceX from the Florida spaceport.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana addresses Kennedy employees in the center’s training auditorium following a live broadcast presentation by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on July 29, 2019. Cabana stressed the importance of a continued focus on safety and touched on important milestones in the coming year, including manned test missions by Boeing and SpaceX from the Florida spaceport.
NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests gather in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019, for “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance “I Love Safety” poster is photographed inside the Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, at a presentation offered during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests gather in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019, for “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Bill Parsons, Shuttle Program manager, addresses the group of employees gathered for an all-hands briefing in the Training Auditorium. At left is Mike Kostelnik, deputy associate administrator, Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs; not seen is Center Director Jim Kennedy. Topics discussed were return to flight and the Shuttle program.
Mike Kostelnik, deputy associate administrator, Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, addresses the group of employees gathered for an all-hands briefing in the Training Auditorium. At right is Bill Parsons, Shuttle Program manager; not seen is Center Director Jim Kennedy. Topics discussed were return to flight and the Shuttle program.
Center Director Jim Kennedy addresses the group of employees gathered for an all-hands briefing in the Training Auditorium. Seated on stage are (left to right) Mike Kostelnik, deputy associate administrator, Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, and Bill Parsons, Shuttle Program manager. Topics discussed were return to flight and the Shuttle program.
At an all-hands briefing in the Training Auditorium, Center Director Jim Kennedy, Mike Kostelnik, deputy associate administrator, Space Shuttle and International Space Station Programs, and Bill Parsons, Shuttle Program manager, respond to questions from KSC employees. Topics discussed were return to flight and the Shuttle program.
NASA Kennedy Space Center employees attend a presentation on techniques and principles that can help optimize performance in high-risk businesses inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020. The presentation, led by guest speaker and former NASA astronaut Jim Wetherbee, was offered during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days, which took place March 2 through March 6. Throughout the week, Kennedy employees had the opportunity to attend a variety of presentations – all of which focused on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Daniel Murphree, Ph.D., associate professor of history at the University of Central Florida, presents information to NASA Kennedy Space Center employees on the impact Florida natives have had on, and how they were affected by, Atlantic World events from 1492 to the present. The presentation took place June 11, 2019, in Kennedy’s Training Auditorium and was brought to Kennedy by the Native American Heritage Initiative (NAHI) Employee Resource Group. One of eight resource groups at the Florida spaceport, NAHI aims to bring employees together, provide networking opportunities and inform the Kennedy workforce about Native American heritage.
From left to right, Kennedy Space Center Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) employees Sean Nichols, Tom Dwyer, Gary Hendricks, Larrin Moody, Michele Richtmeyer, Heidi Harden and Jeff Silva pose with SMA “I Love Safety” posters inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce.
Mike Ciannilli, the Apollo, Challenger, Columbia Lessons Learned Program manager, welcomes participants to the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "To There and Back Again." Guest panelists included Charlie Duke, former Apollo 16 astronaut and member of the Apollo 1 Emergency Egress Investigation Team; Ernie Reyes, retired, Apollo 1 senior operations engineer; and John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer. The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Knowledge Officer Ed Rogers speaks to NASA civil service and contractor employees and guests in Kennedy Space Center’s Training Auditorium on April 12, 2019. Rogers talked about lessons in decision-making during “Columbia: The Mission Continues,” an event organized by the Apollo Challenger Columbia Lessons Learned Program (ACCLLP). The event is part of the Space Shuttle Columbia national tour and took place on the 38th anniversary of STS-1, the first orbital spaceflight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program. The tour launched at Kennedy and will make its way to each of the 10 NASA centers.
Charlie Duke, former Apollo 16 astronaut and member of the Apollo 1 Emergency Egress Investigation Team, speaks to participants during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "To There and Back Again." Other guest panelists included Ernie Reyes, retired, Apollo 1 senior operations engineer; and John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer. The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
NASA Kennedy Space Center employees attend a presentation on June 11, 2019, on Native American presence in Florida in Kennedy’s Training Auditorium. Daniel Murphree, Ph.d., associate professor of history at the University of Central Florida, spoke on the impact Florida natives have had on, and how they were affected by, Atlantic World events from 1492 to the present. The presentation was brought to Kennedy by the Native American Heritage Initiative (NAHI) Employee Resource Group. One of eight resource groups at Kennedy, NAHI aims to bring employees together, provide networking opportunities and inform the Kennedy workforce about Native American heritage.
Suzy Cunningham, with the Communication and Public Engagement Directorate, sings the National Anthem before the start of the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "To There and Back Again." Guest panelists included Charlie Duke, former Apollo 16 astronaut and member of the Apollo 1 Emergency Egress Investigation Team; Ernie Reyes, retired, Apollo 1 senior operations engineer; and John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer. The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Mary Kirkland, a Kennedy Space Center athletic trainer at RehabWorks and one of the guest speakers during Kennedy’s annual Safety and Health Days, poses with the Safety and Mission Assurance “I Love Safety” poster inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, prior to her presentation. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Kirkland’s presentation included information on the body’s myofascial system and how daily activity and exercise contributes to its health.
Charlie Duke, former Apollo 16 astronaut and member of the Apollo 1 Emergency Egress Investigation Team, speaks to participants during the Apollo 1 Lessons Learned presentation in the Training Auditorium at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The program's theme was "To There and Back Again." Other guest panelists included Ernie Reyes, retired, Apollo 1 senior operations engineer; and John Tribe, retired, Apollo 1 Reaction and Control System lead engineer. The event helped pay tribute to the Apollo 1 crew, Gus Grissom, Ed White II, and Roger Chaffee.
Jim Wetherbee, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former NASA astronaut, speaks to Kennedy Space Center employees inside the Florida spaceport’s Training Auditorium on March 4, 2020, during the center’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Wetherbee’s presentation included information on adverse conditions existing in various organizations prior to those organizations experiencing disasters or accidents.
Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana, right, introduces guest speaker and NASA astronaut Stan Love inside the Training Auditorium on March 2, 2020, during the Florida spaceport’s annual Safety and Health Days. Taking place March 2 through March 6, Safety and Health Days provides Kennedy employees with a variety of presentations to attend – all of which focus on how to maintain a safe and healthy workforce. Love’s presentation included information on identifying and distinguishing when circumstances change from an annoyance to a threat in space operations.