{"id":194552,"date":"2025-04-03T00:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=c4cd559b9bac28544b0f611d9c381010"},"modified":"2025-04-03T00:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T14:41:15","slug":"nasa-space-flight-awareness-program-recognizes-stennis-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=194552","title":{"rendered":"NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Recognizes Stennis Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA\u2019s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA\u2019s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-006-melissa-wagner.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Stennis Space Center employee Melissa Wagner of Pass Christian, Mississippi, is presented with the NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Honoree Award during a March 10 ceremony. Wagner (second from left) receives the award from (left to right): NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Acting Associate Administrator Dr. Lori Glaze, and NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Kenneth Bowersox. <\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kennedy Space Center<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Melissa Wagner of Pass Christian, Mississippi,<\/strong>&nbsp;is a NASA contract specialist in the Office of Procurement at NASA Stennis. She received the honor for contributions to NASA\u2019s Artemis campaign by identifying potential risks related to propulsion test efforts in support of the initiative, resulting in successful mitigation actions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA\u2019s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/s25-007-samone-wilson.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center employee Samone Wilson of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is presented with the NASA Space Flight Awareness Program Honoree Award during a March 10 ceremony. Wilson (second from left) receives the award from (left to right): NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Kenneth Bowersox, and NASA Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Acting Associate Administrator Dr. Lori Glaze.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Kennedy Space Center<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Samone Wilson of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, <\/strong>is a NASA public affairs specialist in the Office of Communications at NASA Stennis. She received the honor for her work in telling others about NASA and NASA Stennis activities and missions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timothy Miller of Pearl River, Louisiana,<\/strong> is a senior drafter for Syncom Space Services at NASA Stennis. Although unable to attend the ceremony, he received the honor for contributions supporting flight systems integration, facility readiness, and cost reduction with his use of Creo Parametric modeling, a powerful 3D software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madison Monti of Kiln, Mississippi,<\/strong> is a security support specialist for Chenega Global Protection at NASA Stennis. Although unable to attend the ceremony, she received the honor for contributions supporting the badging office at NASA Stennis to ensure a consistent, efficient, and secure process.<\/p>\n<p>NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Space Operations Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Kenneth Bowersox, and Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate Acting Associate Administrator Dr. Lori Glaze presented the awards.<\/p>\n<p>Bresnik, assistant-to-the-chief of the Astronaut Office for Exploration, was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2004. He manages the development and testing of everything that will operate beyond low-Earth orbit on Artemis missions. Bresnik previously served as commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 53 and flight engineer for Expedition 52.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of flight program contributions, honorees toured NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and viewed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft named Endurance in conjunction with the launch of NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-10.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft carried NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscomos cosmonaut Kirill Pesko to the International Space Station <a>on March 14 <\/a>as part of NASA\u2019s Commercial Crew Program. NASA\u2019s Space Flight Awareness Program recognizes outstanding job performances and contributions by civil service and contract employees throughout the year and focuses on excellence in quality and safety in support of human spaceflight. The Honoree Award is one of the highest honors presented to employees for their dedication to quality work and flight safety. Recipients must have contributed beyond their normal work requirements toward achieving a particular human spaceflight program goal; contributed to a major cost savings; been instrumental in developing material that increases reliability, efficiency or performance; assisted in operational improvements; or been a key player in developing a beneficial process improvement.<\/p>\n<p>For information about Silver Snoopy and other Space Flight Awareness awards, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-flight-awareness\/honoree-award\/\">SFA Honoree Award &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information about NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center, visit:<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stennis\/\">Stennis Space Center &#8211; NASA<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA\u2019s Stennis Space Center employees were recognized with Honoree Awards from NASA\u2019s Space Flight Awareness Program during a March 10 ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for outstanding support of human spaceflight. Melissa Wagner of Pass Christian, Mississippi,\u00a0is a NASA contract specialist in the Office of Procurement at NASA Stennis. 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