Administrator Flight Experience Awards

As part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Flight Experience Award program and dressed in blue flight suits next to family members, NASA employees Charles Meilbye, Aaron Smith, and Matthew Kufner receive awards from NASA Kennedy’s Director of Human Capital Office, Mike Beaupre (far left), on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The awardees suited up in NASA flight suits, completed preflight briefings, and experienced a unique flight aboard the administrator’s personal F-5 aircraft. The ride-along flight experience award program highlights NASA’s commitment to celebrating excellence across the workforce.

As part of NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s Flight Experience Award program and dressed in blue flight suits next to family members, NASA employees Charles Meilbye, Aaron Smith, and Matthew Kufner receive awards from NASA Kennedy’s Director of Human Capital Office, Mike Beaupre (far left), on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the Launch and Landing Facility at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The awardees suited up in NASA flight suits, completed preflight briefings, and experienced a unique flight aboard the administrator’s personal F-5 aircraft. The ride-along flight experience award program highlights NASA’s commitment to celebrating excellence across the workforce.

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Flight Experience AwardsJared IsaacmanKennedy Space CenterNASA Administrator