NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, left, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, and Director of Aeronautics Huy Tran, right, tour the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) facility in N227.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, center, speaks to wind tunnel staff, with Associate Center Director Amir Deylami, back, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, right,

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman meets Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren during a tour of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) facility in N227.

Director of Aeronautics Huy Tran, left, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Associate Center Director Amir Deylami, back, Congressman Sam Liccardo, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, right, tour the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) facility in N227.

Director of Aeronautics Huy Tran, left, speaks to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, Congressman Sam Liccardo, and Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren, right, with Center Director Eugene Tu looking on in the back.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. Zoe Lofgren U.S. Congresswoman attends briefing during NASA Administrator Sean O'keef first visit to Ames

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman meets wind tunnel staff during a tour of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel (UPWT) facility in N227.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, right, speaks with Joel Graham, associate administrator for NASA's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the beginning of a recess during a House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing regarding the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for the agency, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Chairman of the House Committee on Science Space, and Technology Brian Babin, R-Texas, is seen during a committee hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request for NASA, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)