Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Kayla Barron, who served as a Naval officer and later became an astronaut at NASA.
This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Kathryn Hire, who served as a captain in the Navy Reserve.
Lung cancer affects almost 8,000 Veterans every year. VA and NASA come together to encourage Veterans to get screened.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran and astronaut Richard H. Truly, who served from 1959 to 1992.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Joseph A. Walker, who flew 58 combat missions during World War II and later became a NASA test pilot.
NASA astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. He was also a seasoned Naval aviator.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Walter “Wally” Schirra Jr., who served as a Navy pilot during World War II and the Korean War before becoming a NASA astronaut.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Karol J. Bobko, who served as a fighter pilot before becoming a NASA astronaut.
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Corps Veteran James E. Webb, second administrator of NASA and the namesake of the James Webb Space Telescope.
Alan Shepard served in the Navy aboard a destroyer and as a test pilot. He was a member of the NASA Mercury Seven and became the first American to travel into space.
During Black History Month, today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Marine Veteran Charles Bolden, an aviator, an astronaut and a NASA administrator.
This week’s America250 salute is Navy Veteran Sunita Williams, who served as a Gulf War helicopter pilot before becoming a NASA astronaut.