The Ceremony Coincides With The Space Force One-Year Anniversary
NASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins became the first-ever US Space Force officer assigned as an astronaut when he voluntarily transferred from the Air Force while in orbit on the International Space Station, adding to a long history of military officers working at NASA in a civilian capacity. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and NASA Deputy Administrator Jim Morhard joined Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett and Chief of Space Operations General Jay Raymond from NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the ceremony.