ALT Pam Melroy, seated in the forward station of a T-38 jet trainer in 2000 prior to joining other astronauts to train for a mission to the International Space Station. She is wearing sunglasses and a helmet and is smiling at the camera. Credit: NASA

ALT Tawnya Laughinghouse is standing in a high-tech industrial facility, smiling and crossing her arms. She is wearing a textured black jacket and a gold bracelet. Behind her are large pieces of machinery and industrial equipment, with bright lighting highlighting the space. Credit: NASA/Charles Beason

ALT Sarah smiles while posing for a selfie with a white dog in a pink harness. She is wearing a cream-colored knit beanie and sunglasses. Credit: Sarah Peacock

ALT Linda Spuler, part Ojibwe, smiles at the camera as she receives her 30-year service award from NASA Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche. Johnson Center Operations Director Joel Walker stands to Wyche’s right. A United States flag and a NASA flag are behind the group. The bottom portion of NASA’s meatball insignia can be seen on the wall behind them. Credit: NASA/David DeHoyos

ALT Tami, a woman of Native American heritage from the Delaware Nation, smiles standing on a staircase in a modern, sunlit building, holding a traditional handcrafted cradleboard adorned with intricate beadwork. She is wearing a paisley patterned shirt covered with a black sweater that has the NASA insignia on the right breast. Credit: NASA/Charles Beason

ALT NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, a white woman with blonde hair and gray eyes, poses for an official portrait in front of the United States flag. She wears a blue flight suit that has three patches on it: a NASA meatball, her name, and the American flag. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

ALT A portrait of Abigail Reigner, standing with her arms crossed in front of a 25% scale model of NASA’s SUbsonic Single Aft eNgine (SUSAN) Electrofan aircraft concept used to test and demonstrate hybrid electric propulsion systems for emission reductions and performance boosts in future commercial aircraft. Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna

ALT Miranda Meyer, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Birdtown Community of North Carolina, poses for a portrait amid the trees at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She has long, dark hair and is wearing a bright blue jacket with the NASA and Goddard logos on it. Credit: NASA/Thalia Patrinos

ALT Noosha Haghani holds a piece of equipment and smiles directly at the camera. Credit: NASA

ALT Two NASA astronauts, Jessica Meir (left) and Christina Koch (right), work outside of the International Space Station during a spacewalk. They are both wearing white spacesuits. Credit: NASA/Drew Morgan