NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman views a tree planted by cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Cosmonauts Alley at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. In a tradition dating back to Gagarin’s spaceflight in 1961, cosmonauts and astronauts plant trees at the grove prior to their first mission to space. Photo Credit: (NASA/John Kraus)