“NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke to the Marshall team and answered questions during an employee town hall, held on Aug. 15. Bridenstine commended Marshall for their role in the progress of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. This marked the administrator’s first official visit to Marshall.”

“NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke to the Marshall team and answered questions during an employee town hall, held on Aug. 15. Bridenstine commended Marshall for their role in the progress of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. This marked the administrator’s first official visit to Marshall.”

“NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke to the Marshall team and answered questions during an employee town hall, held on Aug. 15. Bridenstine commended Marshall for their role in the progress of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket. This marked the administrator’s first official visit to Marshall.”

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy touches down at Moffett Field, Calif., for its first visit to NASA Ames Research Center, Jan. 14, 2008.

A group of 19 college students recently visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center as winners of the First Nations Launch competition in Wisconsin. They were part of teams that successfully flew high-powered rockets, earning them an opportunity to visit the Florida spaceport. During their visit, they toured the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control Center and the Kennedy visitor complex. The competition is supported by NASA and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. It provides an opportunity for students attending tribal colleges or universities, or who are members of a campus American Indian Science and Engineering Society, or AISES, chapter to design, build and launch a rocket at a competition in Kansasville, Wisconsin.

A group of 19 college students recently visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center as winners of the First Nations Launch competition in Wisconsin. They were part of teams that successfully flew high-powered rockets, earning them an opportunity to visit the Florida spaceport. During their visit, they toured the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control Center and the Kennedy visitor complex. The competition is supported by NASA and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. It provides an opportunity for students attending tribal colleges or universities, or who are members of a campus American Indian Science and Engineering Society, or AISES, chapter to design, build and launch a rocket at a competition in Kansasville, Wisconsin.

A group of 19 college students recently visited NASA's Kennedy Space Center as winners of the First Nations Launch competition in Wisconsin. They were part of teams that successfully flew high-powered rockets, earning them an opportunity to visit the Florida spaceport. During their visit, they toured the Vehicle Assembly Building, Launch Control Center and the Kennedy visitor complex. The competition is supported by NASA and the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium. It provides an opportunity for students attending tribal colleges or universities, or who are members of a campus American Indian Science and Engineering Society, or AISES, chapter to design, build and launch a rocket at a competition in Kansasville, Wisconsin.

Thousands of NASA Ames employees and their families toured NASA's SOFIA flying observatory during its first visit to NASA Ames Research Center, Jan. 14, 2008.

NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory taxis past Hangar 1, the 1930s-era dirigible hangar at Moffett Field, during its first visit to NASA Ames Research Center.

Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal takes a turn at the operating controls for a competing robot during the 2009 FIRST Robotics Bayou Regionals tournament in New Orleans on March 19-21. Jindal was hosted during her visit by the NASA Education Office at the John C. Stennis Space Center, a primary sponsor and supporter of the annual robotics competition.

The flight crew of NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory includes (from left), flight engineer Marty Trout and pilots Bill Brockett and Frank Batteas.

This artist concept shows NASA Dawn spacecraft arriving at the dwarf planet Ceres, the most massive body in the asteroid belt. Dawn is the first mission to visit a dwarf planet.

Barnacle Bill is a small rock immediately west-northwest of NASA Mars Pathfinder lander and was the first rock visited by the rover Sojourner. 3D glasses are necessary to identify surface detail.

Barnacle Bill is a small rock immediately west-northwest of NASA Mars Pathfinder lander and was the first rock visited by the rover Sojourner. 3D glasses are necessary to identify surface detail.

Louisiana First Lady Supriya Jindal fields a question from a student at A.P. Tureaud Elementary School in New Orleans during a March 19 visit. Jindal was joined on her visit by retired astronaut Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.

This view taken from orbit around Mars shows the sand dune that will be the first to be visited by NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover along its route to higher layers of Mount Sharp. The view covers an area about 1,250 feet (about 380 meters) across, showing a site called "Dune 1" in the "Bagnold Dunes" dune field. It was taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The image is in false color, combining information recorded by HiRISE in red, blue-green and infrared frequencies of light. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA19930

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine meets with Goddard Space Flight Center employees during his first visit to the Maryland facility.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine meets with Goddard Space Flight Center employees during his first visit to the Maryland facility.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine meets with Goddard Space Flight Center employees during his first visit to the Maryland facility.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine meets with Goddard Space Flight Center employees during his first visit to the Maryland facility.

Astronaut Michael Foreman visits Cleveland Indians, Ceremonial First Pitch, Progressive Field 2010

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine meets with Goddard Space Flight Center employees during his first visit to the Maryland facility.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dennis Tito, the first private citizen to visit the International Space Station, shares his experiences with visitors at the 40th Space Congress. Held April 29-May 2, 2003, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., the Space Congress is an international conference that gathers attendees from the scientific community, the space industry workforce, educators and local supporting industries. This year's event commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center and the Centennial of Flight. The theme for the Space Congress was "Linking the Past to the Future: A Celebration of Space."

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Dennis Tito, the first private citizen to visit the International Space Station, shares his experiences during the Space Congress Gala. Held April 29-May 2, 2003, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., the Space Congress is an international conference that gathers attendees from the scientific community, the space industry workforce, educators and local supporting industries. This year's event commemorated the 40th anniversary of the Kennedy Space Center and the Centennial of Flight. The theme for the Space Congress was "Linking the Past to the Future: A Celebration of Space."

Marshall Space Flight Center Director Dr. Wernher von Braun presents Lady Bird Johnson with an inscribed hard hat during the First Lady's March 24, 1964 visit. While at the Marshall Center, Mrs. Johnson addressed Center employees, toured facilities and witnessed test firings of a Saturn I first stage and an F-1 engine. Dr. von Braun is wearing a Texas hat presented to him months earlier by Lyndon Johnson during a visit to the Johnson ranch in Texas.

President George Bush and Alabama Governor Guy Hunt are greeted by Marshall's sixth Center Director Thomas J. Lee (1989-1994) upon their arrival at Redstone Arsenal (RSA) airfield. This was the first sitting president to visit Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) since President Kennedy's visit almost 30 years ago.

ISS035-E-017869 (10 April 2013) --- Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot to travel to space and the first U.S.-built robot to visit the space station, performs a few finger motion and sensor checkouts aboard the Earth-orbiting outpost.

NASA Kennedy Space Center Engineering Directorate employees listen to a presentation by the agency's Administrator Jim Bridenstine. He made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

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 Sean O'Keefe comes to Ames for employee briefing and tour. Mike Honda U.S. Congressman attends briefing during NASA Administrator Sean O'keef first visit to Ames

Astronaut Virgil I. Grissom and other members of the first Apollo Crew inspect spacecraft equipment during a visit to NAA. NAA, INC., DOWNEY, CA B&W

jsc2018e083386 – (Sept. 20, 2018) – The FIRST Robotics Team from the Clear Creak International School District teaches Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump how to drive their robot during a visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

NASA Kennedy Space Center Engineering Directorate employees listen to a presentation by the agency's Administrator Jim Bridenstine. He made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

JSC2003-E-05209 (3 February 2003) --- Former First Lady Barbara Bush talks with Flight Director Sally Davis during a visit to the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center.

Supriya Jindal takes a turn at the controls of a competing robot during a visit to the 2009 FIRST Robotics Bayou Regional tournament. Jindal joined NASA at two events in New Orleans on March 19.

The Orion leadership visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1).

NASA Kennedy Space Center Engineering Directorate employees listen to a presentation by the agency's Administrator Jim Bridenstine. He made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

Artemis II NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman greets Exploration Ground Systems team members inside the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building during a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 7, 2023. The approximately 10-day Artemis II flight will test NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts and will pave the way for lunar surface missions, including landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon.

Artemis II NASA astronaut Christina Koch greets Exploration Ground Systems team members inside the transfer aisle of the Vehicle Assembly Building during a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 7, 2023. The approximately 10-day Artemis II flight will test NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts and will pave the way for lunar surface missions, including landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon.

Artemis II NASA astronaut Victor Glover is seen with Exploration Ground Systems workers during a visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Aug. 7, 2023. The approximately 10-day Artemis II flight will test NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with astronauts and will pave the way for lunar surface missions, including landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson views the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket inside the Vehicle Assembly Building during a tour and visit to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 28, 2021, as preparations for the Artemis I launch continue. The first in an increasingly complex set of missions, Artemis I will test SLS and Orion as an integrated system prior to crewed flights to the Moon. Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface, as well as establish a sustainable presence on and around the Moon.

These photos show highlights from Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen visit to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The crew met and spoke to employees and viewed facilities for SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. All four astronauts signed the Orion stage adapter (OSA), a small ring structure that connects SLS to NASA’s Orion spacecraft, that will be used for Artemis II. Koch and Wiseman also visited the Systems Integration Lab, where SLS flight software testing is conducted. The four astronauts will launch atop SLS inside Orion to venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed flight for Artemis.

These photos show highlights from Artemis II NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch of NASA and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen visit to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Nov. 27. The crew met and spoke to employees and viewed facilities for SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. All four astronauts signed the Orion stage adapter (OSA), a small ring structure that connects SLS to NASA’s Orion spacecraft, that will be used for Artemis II. Koch and Wiseman also visited the Systems Integration Lab, where SLS flight software testing is conducted. The four astronauts will launch atop SLS inside Orion to venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed flight for Artemis.

Jane Kenna of Atlanta, granddaughter of the late Sen. John C. Stennis, visits StenniSphere, the visitor center at NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center. Kenna and her husband, John, visited Stennis on April 6, her first trip to the rocket engine testing facility since the 1988 ceremony to rename the site in honor of her grandfather.

An artist’s rendering displays a configuration of the lunar-orbiting Gateway space station’s modules and visiting spacecraft. The core elements of Gateway consist of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) element, the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), and Lunar I-Hab. Visiting vehicles include the Orion spacecraft, the Logistics Module, and the Human Landing System. Gateway is built in collaboration with NASA’s commercial and international partners to serve as a multiuse space port for lunar science as humanity’s first place to live and work in lunar orbit.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is greeted by Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese as he arrives for his first visit to the NASA field center in Greenbelt, Maryland. During his visit, Bridenenstine met with senior staff, saw Goddard test facilities and mission operation control rooms and held an agency-wide session with students as part of National Intern Day.

An artist’s rendering displays a configuration of the lunar-orbiting Gateway space station’s modules and visiting spacecraft. The core elements of Gateway consist of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) element, the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE), and Lunar I-Hab. Visiting vehicles include the Orion spacecraft, the Logistics Module, and the Human Landing System. Gateway is built in collaboration with NASA’s commercial and international partners to serve as a multiuse space port for lunar science as humanity’s first place to live and work in lunar orbit.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Kelvin Droegemeier visits the roof of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 10, 2019. In the background is Launch Complex 39B, where the mobile launcher is undergoing testing in preparation for launch of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket for the first Artemis mission. Droegemeier visited the iconic rocket-assembly facility in the heart of Kennedy’s Launch Complex 39 Area during a tour of the multi-user spaceport.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is greeted by Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese as he arrives for his first visit to the NASA field center in Greenbelt, Maryland. During his visit, Bridenenstine met with senior staff, saw Goddard test facilities and mission operation control rooms and held an agency-wide session with students as part of National Intern Day.

"Barnacle Bill" is a small rock immediately west-northwest of the Mars Pathfinder lander and was the first rock visited by the Sojourner Rover's alpha proton X-ray spectrometer (APXS) instrument. This image shows super resolution techniques applied to the first APXS target rock, which was never imaged with the rover's forward cameras. Super resolution was applied to help to address questions about the texture of this rock and what it might tell us about its mode of origin. This view of Barnacle Bill was produced by combining the "Super Panorama" frames from the IMP camera. Super resolution was applied to help to address questions about the texture of these rocks and what it might tell us about their mode of origin. The composite color frames that make up this anaglyph were produced for both the right and left eye of the IMP. The composites consist of 7 frames in the right eye and 8 frames in the left eye, taken with different color filters that were enlarged by 500% and then co-added using Adobe Photoshop to produce, in effect, a super-resolution panchromatic frame that is sharper than an individual frame would be. These panchromatic frames were then colorized with the red, green, and blue filtered images from the same sequence. The color balance was adjusted to approximate the true color of Mars. The anaglyph view was produced by combining the left with the right eye color composite frames by assigning the left eye composite view to the red color plane and the right eye composite view to the green and blue color planes (cyan), to produce a stereo anaglyph mosaic. This mosaic can be viewed in 3-D on your computer monitor or in color print form by wearing red-blue 3-D glasses. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01409

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA officials and Apollo astronauts visiting Launch Pad 39B with their families and friends take a moment to enjoy the view. From left are Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell, Center Director Bob Cabana, Apollo 11 command module pilot Mike Collins, and Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin's son Andy Aldrin. The group is at Kennedy for a ceremony renaming the Operations and Checkout Building for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon. The pad is being modified to support the agency's new Orion spacecraft which will lift off atop the Space Launch System rocket. Orion is designed to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before, serving as the exploration vehicle that will carry astronauts to deep space and sustain the crew during travel to destinations such as an asteroid or Mars. The visit of the former astronauts was part of NASA's 45th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing. As the world watched, Neil Armstrong and Neil Aldrin landed in the moon's Sea of Tranquility aboard the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969. Meanwhile, crewmate Michael Collins orbited above in the command module Columbia. For more, visit http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/july/nasa-honors-historic-first-moon-landing-eyes-first-mars-mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, visiting Apollo astronauts have a group portrait taken in front of the refurbished Operations and Checkout Building, newly named for Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon. From left are Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin and Jim Lovell. The building's high bay is being used to support the agency's new Orion spacecraft, which will lift off atop the Space Launch System rocket. Orion is designed to take humans farther than they’ve ever gone before, serving as the exploration vehicle that will carry astronauts to deep space and sustain the crew during travel to destinations such as an asteroid or Mars. The visit of the former astronauts was part of NASA's 45th anniversary celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing. As the world watched, Neil Armstrong and Aldrin landed in the moon's Sea of Tranquility aboard the lunar module Eagle on July 20, 1969. Meanwhile, crewmate Collins orbited above in the command module Columbia. For more, visit http://www.nasa.gov/press/2014/july/nasa-honors-historic-first-moon-landing-eyes-first-mars-mission. Photo credit: NASA/Kevin O'Connell

Orion leadership visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion leadership visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is given a tour of the Kennedy Space Center's ocean-side Beach House. The work to restore the conference center was recently completed following damage by Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Bridenstine made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, made his first official visit to the agency's Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. His up-close look at the premier, multi-user spaceport began with Center Director Bob Cabana giving the administrator a helicopter tour over the bustling Florida spaceport.

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Award presented to Kristin Conner. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

iss058e027796 (March 4, 2019) --- The uncrewed SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is the first Commercial Crew vehicle to visit the International Space Station. Here it is pictured docked to the international docking adapter attached to the forward end of the Harmony module. In the foreground are portions of Harmony, the Kibo laboratory module, and the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

S114-E-5587 (28 July 2005) --- Astronaut Andrew S.W. Thomas looks through a window on the Zvezda Service Module soon after joining the rest of the STS-114 for its first joint visit with the Expedition 11 crewmembers aboard the International Space Station.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tours the mobile launcher that will support the agency's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft that will liftoff on trips to the Moon, Mars and deep space. Bridenstine made his first official visit to the NASA's Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine made his first official visit to the agency's Kennedy Space Center on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. His up-close look at the premier, multi-user spaceport began with a helicopter tour over the bustling Florida spaceport.

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion spacecraft docked to the Gateway space station. Orion will visit Gateway for the first time on the Artemis IV mission when astronauts will use it to deliver the International Habitat (I-Hab) module to Gateway. Orion will return to Gateway to deliver additional elements on Artemis V and VI.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is briefed on work taking place on NASA’s Orion spacecraft during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. It was Bridenstine’s first official visit to the Florida spaceport.

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California on March 4, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion leadership visited Airborne Systems in Santa Ana, California on March 5, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

S100-E-5319 (23 April 2001) --- Cosmonaut Yuri V. Lonchakov, STS-100 mission specialist representing Rosaviakosmos, looks out a porthole in the Zvezda Service Module as he makes his first visit to the International Space Station (ISS). The picture was taken with a digital still camera.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Director of External Affairs and Business Development JoAnn H. Morgan greets former President Jimmy Carter on his visit to Kennedy Space Center. At far left is Center Director Roy D. Bridges Jr. Carter and former First Lady Rosalyn Carter are touring KSC

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California on March 4, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion leadership visited the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California on March 4, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (left) is briefed by Jeremy Graeber, chief of Test, Launch and Recovery Operations during a tour of the Firing Room of the Launch Control Center at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Bridenstine made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- During a visit to Kennedy Space Center, former President Jimmy Carter (center) receives a special presentation from Center Director Roy D. Bridges Jr. With Carter is his wife, former first lady Rosalyn Carter

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, left, talks with Scott Wilson, manager of production operations for the Orion Program, during a tour of the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Bridenstine made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7.

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Award presented to Sam Wiley. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

S103-E-5247 (22 December 1999) --- Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy, mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), takes out-the-window pictures during the first space walk on this third visit by NASA astronauts to service the Hubble Space Telescope (HST).

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is greeted by Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese as he arrives for his first visit to the NASA field center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Evening Reception Hosted by Maryland Space Business Roundtable

The Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion leadership visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion leadership visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is updated on the progress of the Orion Program during a tour of NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Bridenstine made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7.

Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- These three were among the thousands of persons who camped on beaches and roads adjacent to the Kennedy Space Center to watch the Apollo 11 launch. An estimated one million persons visited the Spaceport area to see the historic flight, the nation's first attempt to land Americans on the lunar surface. Photo credit: NASA

Orion leadership visited Airborne Systems in Santa Ana, California on March 5, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Employees of the Engineering Directorate at NASA's Kennedy Space Center gather in the conference room of Operations Support Building II for a presentation by NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. He made his first official visit to the Florida spaceport on Aug. 6 and 7, 2018.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is greeted by Goddard Space Flight Center Director Chris Scolese as he arrives for his first visit to the NASA field center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Evening Reception Hosted by Maryland Space Business Roundtable

S106-E-5121 (12 September 2000) --- Astronaut Terrence W. Wilcutt, mission commander, floats inside the U.S.-built Unity node after entering the International Space Station (ISS) for its first manned visit since May of this year.

Orion leadership visits Aerojet Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA on March 3, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

ISS047e050582 (04/09/2016) --- Expedition 47 crew members Tim Peake of ESA (European Space Agency) left, and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos cross their names off the ceremonial “League of Unflown Astronauts” patch. Both are on their first spaceflight and were the 221st and 222nd individuals to visit the International Space Station, respectively.

The Orion leadership (including Orion Program Manager Mark Geyer) visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

The Orion leadership visited Ames Research Center in California on March 2, 2015 to recognize the great work performed at the center in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion leadership visited Airborne Systems in Santa Ana, California on March 5, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, second from left, poses with members of the Orion/Lockheed Martin team during a tour of Kennedy Space Center’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. It was Bridenstine’s first official visit to the Florida spaceport.

Orion leadership visited Airborne Systems in Santa Ana, California on March 5, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

Orion leadership visited Airborne Systems in Santa Ana, California on March 5, 2015 to recognize the great work performed in support of Orion's first flight, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1). Award presented to representative of Airborne Systems Orion Program Team. Part of Batch image transfer from Flickr.

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, daughters Malia, left, Sasha, and Astronaut Janet Kavandi walk under the landing gear from beneath the nose of space shuttle Atlantis as they visit Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 29, 2011. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dr. von Braun briefs President Eisenhower at the front of the S1 Stage (first Stage) of the Saturn 1 vehicle at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on September 8, 1960. The President's visit was to dedicate Marshall Space Flight Center as a new NASA field center in honor of General George C. Marshall.