Unidentified F Ring Objects

Long range view of an unidentified space shuttle lift off taken from an unidentified high flying aircraft.

David Spergel, chair of NASA's independent study on unidentified anomalous phenomena and President of the Simons Foundation, speaks during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

David Spergel, chair of NASA's independent study on unidentified anomalous phenomena and President of the Simons Foundation, answers a question during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

David Spergel, chair of NASA's independent study on unidentified anomalous phenomena and President of the Simons Foundation, speaks during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

David Spergel, chair of NASA's independent study on unidentified anomalous phenomena and President of the Simons Foundation, speaks during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Members of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team are seen during a public meeting, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

S115-E-07201 (19 Sept. 2006) --- This picture of unidentified possible small debris was recorded with a digital still camera by astronaut Daniel Burbank onboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis around 11 a.m. (CDT) today. Engineers do not believe this to be the same object seen in video taken by shuttle TV cameras earlier in the day.

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defense, gives a presentation during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Shelley Wright, professor of Physics at the University of California San Diego's Center for Astrophysics and Space Studies, is seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defense, left, gives a presentation during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Walter Scott, executive vice president and chief technology officer of Maxar, is seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Daniel Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, gives opening remarks are seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A member of the media asks a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Jennifer Buss, CEO of the Potomac Institute of Policy Studies, asks a question during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defense, left, gives a presentation during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

A member of the media asks a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Daniel Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, gives opening remarks are seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Anamaria Berea, associate professor of Computational and Data Science at George Mason University, left, asks a question during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, speaks during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Mike Freie, technical advisor in the Air Traffic Surveillance Service Office at the FAA, gives a presentation during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Reggie Brothers, operating partner at AE Industrial Partners, asks a question during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, speaks during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, speaks during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Mike Gold, chief growth officer at Redwire, left, David Spergel, chair of NASA's independent study on unidentified anomalous phenomena and President of the Simons Foundation, center, and Daniel Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, right, are seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut, left, and Anamaria Berea, associate professor of Computational and Data Science at George Mason University, are seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Daniel Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for Research in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, left, gives opening remarks are seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Research, Science Mission Directorate, Daniel Evans, answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

President of the Simons Foundation and Chair of NASA's UAP Independent Study Team, David Spergel answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Nadia Drake, science journalist, left, asks a question of Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the Department of Defense, during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

President of the Simons Foundation and Chair of NASA's UAP Independent Study Team, David Spergel, provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Nicola Fox, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is seen during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Panelists, from left to right, NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Research, Science Mission Directorate, Daniel Evans; NASA Administrator Bill Nelson; NASA Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Nicola Fox; and President of the Simons Foundation and Chair of NASA's UAP Independent Study Team, David Spergel, are seen in a video camera during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

President of the Simons Foundation and Chair of NASA's UAP Independent Study Team, David Spergel, answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Warren Randolph, deputy executive director of the Accident Investigation and Prevention for Aviation Safety at the FAA, left, Reggie Brothers, operating partner at AE Industrial Partners, center, and Shelley Wright, professor of Physics at the University of California San Diego's Center for Astrophysics and Space Studies, right, are seen during a public meeting of NASA’s unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA commissioned the nine-month study to examine UAP from a scientific perspective and create a roadmap for how to use data and the tools of science to move our understanding of UAP forward. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

President of the Simons Foundation and Chair of NASA's UAP Independent Study Team, David Spergel, answers a question during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for Research, Science Mission Directorate, Daniel Evans, provides remarks during a media briefing to discuss the findings from an unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) independent study team, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in Washington. The UAP independent study team, commissioned in 2022, is a counsel of 16 community experts across diverse areas on matters relevant to potential methods of study for unidentified anomalous phenomena. NASA published the team’s full report online, which aims to inform about what possible data could be collected in the future to shed light on the nature and origin of UAP. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Charles Schulz Memorial Library. View of unidentified individual in cockpit area (02834 thru 02835); and View of unidentified individuals in cockpit area (02836).

Technician at work adjusting an unidentified mechanical computing device.

S71-23602 (17 March 1971) --- Left to right: Everett Gibson, Gary McCollom, unidentified man in control room of Lunar Receiving Lab (LRL) during Apollo 14 quarantine period. Photo credit: NASA

S99-07632 (15 July 1999) --- An unidentified STS-97 crew member simulates a bailout from a shuttle-in-trouble during an emergency egress exercise in the Systems Integration Facility at the Johnson Space Center.

In July 1959, William J. O Sullivan (right standing) and unidentified engineer examine the capsule containing the tightly folded and packed 12 diameter Beacon satellite inside. Taken from NASA SP-4308 Pg. 174

JSC2001-00006 (January 2001) --- An unidentified member of the STS-104 crew simulates an ejection into a body of water during an emergency bailout training session for the astronauts in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

STS111-E-5041 (8 June 2002) --- An unidentified crewmember on the middeck of the Space Shuttle Endeavour is partially hidden by several stowage bags and equipment during transfer to the International Space Station (ISS).

Mir 18 crewmember Gennadiy M. Strekalov, center, practicies an emergency medical procedure to maintain a patient airway during training at JSC. Looking on are Dave E. Ward (right), a JSC medical doctor, and an unidentified interpreter.

JSC2002-00686 (21 March 2002) --- An unidentified member of the STS-113 crew simulates a bailout from a shuttle-in-trouble during an emergency egress exercise in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC).

X-15 personnel July 1962 Cockpit: Edward "Ed" Nice Ladder: Thomas "Tom" McAlister Back Row, left to right: William Clark, Edward "Ed" Sabo, Donald "Don" Hall, Billy Furr, Allen Dustin, Raymond "Ray" White, George E. Trott, Alfred "Al" Grieshaber, Merle Curtis, LeRoy "Lee" Adelsbach, Allen Lowe, Jay L. King, Lorenzo "Larry" Barnett. Kneeling, left to right: Byron Gibbs, Price "Bob" Workman, Ira Cupp, unidentified, John Gordon.

S93-45374 (29 Sept 1993) --- An unidentified STS-58 crewmember participates in a test with the rotating dome experiment. The dome will be flown as part of the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-2) payload on next month's scheduled STS-58 mission aboard Columbia.

JSC2005-E-31292 (28 July 2005) --- An unidentified member of the STS-116 crew simulates an ejection from a troubled shuttle into a body of water during an emergency bailout training session in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) near the Johnson Space Center.

S82-33221 (4 July 1982) --- Lead STS-4 flight director Charles Lewis is congratulated by an unidentified flight controller (partially out of frame) in the Johnson Space Center's Mission Control Center following the landing of the space shuttle Columbia at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Photo credit: NASA

An unidentified illustration of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) space shuttle. The space shuttle fleet flew 135 missions and helped construct the International Space Station between the first launch on April 12, 1981 and the final landing on July 21, 2011. There were five orbiters: Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - An unidentified snake seems suspended in the marshy water of a canal near KSC, which shares a boundary with the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge encompasses 92,000 acres that are a habitat for more than 331 species of birds, 31 mammals, 117 fishes, and 65 amphibians and reptiles.

Unidentified Pilot eyeballs his way to a docking by peering through the portal in his capsule. Photo published in Spaceflight Revolution, NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo. By James R. Hansen. NASA SP-4308, 1995, p. 372.

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

Photographic documentation of the STS-109 Crew Return Ceremony. The events take place at Hangar 990 at Ellington Field. Views include: Overall view of crewmembers [09319]; View of crewmembers standing on stage talking to group [09320]; Unidentified crewmember waving to crowd [09321]; Unidentified crewmember autographing photo [09322]; Mission Specialist Michael J. Massimino holding crew photo as he talks to child in group [09323]; Pilot Duane G. Carey signing a crew photo for a visitor [09324]; Unidentified crewmember signing a photo for visitor [09325]; Commander Scott D. Altman talking to child in group [09326]; Unidentified crewmember giving a photo to visitor [09327]; Crewmembers exiting plane [09328]; Duane G. Carey shaking hands with visitor. Astronaut Scott Altman smiling in the background [09329); Astronaut Jim Newman kissing his child [09330]; Jim Newman holding his daughter as his son grabs at his pant leg [09331]; Close-up view of Payload Commander John Grunsfeld holding his daughter [09332]; Duane G. Carey standing with family members [09333]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey placing his hand on a child's head as he is talking to him [09334]; Overall view of spectator watching ceremony [09335]; Close-up view of speaker during ceremony [09336]; Close-up view of Scott Altman speaking to crowd [09337]; Close-up view of a young spectator at ceremony [09338]; Close-up view of Duane G. Carey speaking to the crowd [09339]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Nancy J. Currie speaking to the crowd [09340]; Close-up view of John M. Grunsfield speaking to the crowd [09341]; Close-up view of Mission Specialist Richard M. Linnehan speaking to the crowd [09342]; Close-up view of James H. Newman speaking to the crowd [09343]; Close-up view of Michael J. Massimino speaking to the crowd [09344]

In October 1963, the Project Mercury Summary Conference was held in the Houston, TX, Coliseum. This series of 44 photos is documentation of that conference. A view of the Houston, TX, Coliseum, and parking area in front with a Mercury Redstone Rocket setup in the parking lot for display (S63-16451). A view of an Air Force Atlas Rocket, a Mercury Redstone Rocket, and a Mercury Spacecraft on a test booster on display in the front area of the Coliseum (S63-16452). A view an Air Force Atlas Rocket and a Mercury Redstone Rocket set up for display with the Houston City Hall in the background (S63- 16453). This view shows the Atlas Rocket, Mercury Redstone, and Mercury Test Rocket with the Houston, TX, Coliseum in the background (S63- 16454). A balcony view, from the audience right side, of the attendees looking at the stage (S63-16455). A view of the NASA Space Science Demonstration with equipment setup on a table, center stage and Space Science Specialist briefing the group as he pours Liquid Oxygen into a beaker (S63-16456). View of the audience from the balcony on the audience right showing the speakers lecturn on stage to the audience left (S63-16457). A view of attendees in the lobby. Bennet James, MSC Public Affairs Office is seen to the left of center (S63-16458). Another view of the attendees in the lobby (S63- 16459). In this view, Astronaut Neil Armstrong is seen writing as others look on (S63-16460). In this view of the attendees, Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Walt Cunningham are seen in the center of the shot. The October Calendar of Events is visable in the background (S63-16461). Dr. Charles Berry is seen in this view to the right of center, seated in the audience (S63-16462). View of " Special Registration " and the five ladies working there (S63-16463). A view from behind the special registration table, of the attendees being registered (S63-16464). A view of a conference table with a panel seated. (R-L): Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Hugh L. Dryden, Walter C. Williams, and an unidentified man (S63- 16465). A closeup of the panel at the table with Dr. Gilruth on the left (S63-16466). About the same shot as number S63-16462, Dr. Berry is seen in this shot as well (S63-16467). In this view the audio setup is seen. In the audience, (L-R): C. C. Kraft, Vernon E. (Buddy) Powell, Public Affairs Office (PAO); and, in the foreground mixing the audio is Art Tantillo; and, at the recorder is Doyle Hodges both of the audio people are contractors that work for PAO at MSC (S63-16468). In this view Maxime Faget is seen speaking at the lecturn (S63-16469). Unidentified person at the lecturn (S63-16470). In this view the motion picture cameras and personel are shown documenting the conference (S63-16471). A motion picture cameraman in the balcony is shown filming the audience during a break (S63- 16472). Family members enjoy an exhibit (S63-16473). A young person gets a boost to look in a Gemini Capsule on display (S63-16474). A young person looks at the Gemini Capsule on display (S63-16475). Dr. Robert R. Gilruth is seen at the conference table (S63-16476). Walt Williams is seen in this view at the conference table (S63-16477). Unidentified man sitting next to Walt Williams (S63-16478). (L-R): Seated at the conference table, Dr. Robert Gilruth, Hugh L. Dryden, and Walt Williams (S63- 16479). Group in lobby faces visable, (L-R): Walt Williams, unidentified person, Dr. Robert Gilruth, Congressman (S63-16480). Man in uniform at the lecturn (S63-16481). Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper at the lecturn (S63-16482). Astronaut Cooper at the lecturn with a picture on the screen with the title, " Astronaut Names for Spacecraft " (S63-16483). Dr. Gilruth at the lecturn (S63-16484). Walt Williams at the lecturn (S63-16485). Unidentified man at the lecturn (S63-16486). John H. Boynton addresses the Summary Conference (S63-16487). (L-R): Astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper, Mrs. Cooper, Senator Cris Cole, and Mrs. Cole (S63- 16488). In this view in the lobby, Senator and Mrs. Cris Cole, with Astronaut Gordon Cooper standing near the heatshield, and Mrs. Cooper; next, on the right is a press photographer (S63-16489). (L-R): Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper and Mrs. Cooper, unidentified man, and Senator Walter Richter (S63-16490). (L-R): Eugene Horton, partially obscured, briefs a group on the Mercury Spacecraft, an unidentified person, Harold Ogden, a female senator, Senator Chris Cole, Mrs. Cole, an unidentified female, Senator Walter Richter, Jim Bower, and an unidentified female (S63-16491). In this view, Mrs. Jim Bates is seen in the center, and Senator Walter Richter to the right (S63- 16492). The next three (3) shots are 4X5 CN (S63-16493 - S63-16495). In this view a NASA Space Science Demonstration is seen (S63-16493). In this view a shot of the conference table is seen, and, (L-R): Dr. Robert R. Gilruth, Hugh L. Dryden, Mr. Walter Williams, and an unidentfied man (S63-16494 - S63-16495). HOUSTON, TX

An unidentified student speaks with astronauts aboard the Internatiional Space Station (ISS) via downlink during an event at the U.S. Department of Education, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, in Washington. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hosted Washington area middle and high school students Thursday for a live discussion with astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The event was part of the 10th annual celebration of International Education Week. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

This small group of unidentified officials is dwarfed by the gigantic size of the Saturn V first stage (S-1C) at the shipping area of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The towering 363-foot Saturn V was a multi-stage, multi-engine launch vehicle standing taller than the Statue of Liberty. Altogether, the Saturn V engines produced as much power as 85 Hoover Dams.

Unidentified family members of NASA astronaut John Phillips waves offers up best wishes for a safe mission and a happy birthday prior to launch, Friday, April 15, 2005, aboard the Soyuz TMA-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a two-day trip to the International Space Station where he will spend six months living in space. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

S103-E-5194 (21 December 1999) --- Astronaut Jean-Francois Clervoy (left), mission specialist representing the European Space Agency (ESA), works out on an ergometer device; and astronaut Steven L. Smith, payload commander, fetches a reference manual. Two unidentified STS-103 crew mates are busy at various tasks, partially out of the frame. This photo was taken with an electronic still camera (ESC) at 11:08:38 GMT, Dec. 21, 1999.

Inflation Tests of the Echo 1 Satellite in Weeksville, N.C. 1958-L-03603 Image Langley engineers Edwin Kilgore (center), Norman Crabill (right) and an unidentified man take a peek inside the vast balloon during inflation tests. Page. 183 Space Flight Revolution NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo. NASA SP-4308.

Outside the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 50-51 crewmembers Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (left) and Peggy Whitson of NASA (center) take lessons from an unidentified Russian technician on the use of a satellite phone Nov. 2 during pre-launch training. Whitson, Pesquet and Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden, center, stands with two unidentified students as he performs a demonstration to illustrate how far the International Space Station is from the Earth in comparison with the Moon, during an event where students spoke via downlink to astronauts on the ISS, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Unidentified people observe newly released images from the Hubble Space Telescope through special glasses Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, 2009, during a celebration of the Hubble Legacy at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Astronomers declared the telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release Wednesday of observations from four of its six operating science instruments. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Astronaut Norman E. Thagard (right center), a guest researcher on Russia's Mir 18 mission, monitors a test of a subject (out of frame) in the Lower Body Negative Pressure (LBNP) device. Others pictured, left to right, are Todd Schlegel (seated) of the Medical Sciences Division at JSC, unidentified trainer, Linda Barrows of Krug; cosmonaut Vladimir N. Dezhurov, mission commander; cosmonaut Gennadiy M. Strekalov, Thagard and cosmonaut Alexsandr F. Poleshchuk, Mir 18 reserve flight engineer.

In this photo, (left to right) Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) Missile Firing Laboratory Chief Dr. Kurt Debus, Director of the ABMA Development Operations Division, Dr. von Braun and an unidentified individual in blockhouse during the CM-21 (Jupiter) firing. The Jupiter missile CM-21 became the first Chrysler production qualification missile to be fired and in March 1959 launched the Pioneer IV.

Unidentified people observe newly released images from the Hubble Space Telescope through special glasses, Wednesday evening, Sept. 9, 2009, during a celebration of the Hubble Legacy at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Astronomers declared the telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release Wednesday of observations from four of its six operating science instruments. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Dr. von Braun was among a famous group of rocket experimenters in Germany in the 1930s. This photograph is believed to be made on the occasion of Herman Oberth's Kegelduese liquid rocket engine being certified as to performance during firing. From left to right are R. Nebel, Dr. Ritter, Mr. Baermueller, Kurt Heinish, Herman Oberth, Klaus Riedel, Wernher von Braun, and an unidentified person.

61C-21-009 (12-17 Jan 1986) --- Four members of the seven-man STS 61-C crew aboard the Columbia convene at the commander's station during the five-day mission which kicks off a busy 1986 for the Space Transportation System (STS). Astronaut Robert L. Gibson (center frame), mission commander, is surrounded by (l.-r.). Astronaut Steven A. Hawley, mission specialist, an unidentified crewmember (only partially visible) and astronaut Charles F. Bolden, pilot.

STS040-202-033 (5-14 June 1991) --- A medium closeup scene shows astronaut James P. Bagian (left) and an unidentified crewmember (partially out of frame) looking at a vacant refrigerator in the Spacelab Life Sciences (SLS-1) module aboard the Earth-orbiting Space Shuttle Columbia. Following the detection of problems with the refrigerator, its contents were temporarily removed. This scene was photographed with a 35mm camera.

S61-02794 (5 May 1961) --- Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr., shakes hands with fellow astronaut Virgil I. Grissom (on left, back to camera), prior to ingressing the capsule for his Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) spaceflight. Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. (center background in white cap) looks on along with Gunter Wendt (to the left of Glenn) and two unidentified technicians. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

S63-08394 (3-6 June 1963) --- Some of NASA's sixteen astronauts participate in tropic survival training from June 3 through June 6, 1963, at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone. From left to right are unidentified trainer, Neil Armstrong, John H. Glenn Jr., L. Gordon Cooper and Pete Conrad. Photo credit: NASA

STS084-357-015 (15-24 May 1997) --- Astronaut Charles J. Precourt (right), STS-84 commander, controls the rate of the Space Shuttle Atlantis' approach to Russia's Mir Space Station during rendezvous operations. Carlos I. Noriega (left), Elena V. Kondakova (bottom center) and an unidentified crew member (far left) crowd into the scene -- typical of the busy rendezvous in-cabin scenarios on all Mir-Atlantis missions.

An unidentified member of the media tries out an interactive display during a press briefing at the new "Moving Beyond Earth," exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum in Washingon, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Moving Beyond Earth is an immersive exhibition that places visitors “in orbit” in the shuttle and space-station era to explore recent human spaceflight and future possibilities. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

S93-26918 (8 Sept. 1994) --- Scott Bleisath, an extravehicular activity (EVA) engineer, demonstrates the hand control module for the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) system making its first flight on the scheduled September STS-64 mission. Astronauts Mark C. Lee and Carl J. Meade are the spacewalkers assigned to test the system in space. Unidentified technicians and engineers look on. Photo credit: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration

JSC2001-01552 (24 May 2001) --- An unidentified member of the STS-109 crew uses a device called a Sky genie to simulate rappelling from a troubled shuttle in a training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the Johnson Space Center (JSC). The mockup is called the Full Fuselage Trainer (FFT). This exercise trains the crewmembers for procedures to follow in egressing a troubled shuttle on the ground. STS-109 will be the 108th shuttle flight and the fourth Hubble Space Telescope (HST) servicing mission.

Derrick Tuff, right in wheelchair, and Kayla Weathers, standing left, deliver remarks at a ceremony where senior NASA officials presented the National Federation of the Blind with two Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars that flew on Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission (STS-125) to the Hubble Space Telescope in May 2009, Friday evening, July 31, 2009, at the Capitol Visitors Center in Washington. Man standing at center is unidentified. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

Inflation Tests of the Echo 1 Satellite in Weeksville, N.C. 1958-L-03603 Image Langley engineers Edwin Kilgore (center), Norman Crabill (right) and an unidentified man take a peek inside the vast balloon during inflation tests. Page. 183 Space Flight Revolution NASA Langley Research Center From Sputnik to Apollo. NASA SP-4308.

Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale, left, Expedition 8 Soyuz Commander Alexander Kaleri and European Space Agency astronaut Pedro Duque of Spain, receive a traditional blessing from an unidentified Russian Orthodox priest in their crew quarters at the Cosmonaut Hotel, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan prior to departing for the launch pad. Foale, Kaleri and Duque were launched on a Soyuz TMA-3 vehicle to the International Space Station, arriving on Oct. 20. Photo Credit (NASA/Bill Ingalls)