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.
This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Navy Veteran Ken Mattingly, who served as a pilot during the 1950s and later became an astronaut during the Apollo missions.
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.