Employees at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony at NASA Stennis.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Steven Wood, a native and resident of Picayune, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Steven Wood, a native and resident of Picayune, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Wood is a NASA contract specialist for the NASA Shared Services Center, located at NASA Stennis. He received the honor for going above and beyond normal work assignments to accomplish several highly visible contract actions for NASA’s Early-Stage Innovation and Partnerships programs. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Wood received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Glenn Varner, a native and resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. He is accompanied by his wife, Delana. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Glenn Varner, a native and resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Varner is a NASA mechanical test engineer in the Engineering and Test Directorate at NASA Stennis. He received the honor for his performance and contributions to Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) operations for SLS (Space Launch System) core stage testing for Artemis I. Varner’s work helped improve facility performance and responsiveness, leading to successful testing of the SLS core stage. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Varner received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Benjamin Stevens, a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and resident of Picayune, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Benjamin Stevens, a native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The Picayune, Mississippi, resident is a NASA information technology specialist for the NASA Shared Services Center, located at NASA Stennis. Stevens received the honor for his expertise toward improving the integration and security posture of the NASA Shared Services Center’s information technology telecommunications and networking environment. His work enables shared services delivery to the agency’s engineers, scientists, researchers, and administrative professionals. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Stevens received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Stephen O’Neill, a native and resident of Poplarville, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. He is accompanied by his wife, Laura. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Stephen O’Neill, a native and resident of Poplarville, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. O’Neill, a NASA industrial hygienist in the Center Operations Directorate at NASA Stennis, received the honor for his contributions in helping the site achieve critical engine and stage test project goals for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. O’Neill received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Rhonda Lavigne, a native of Pass Christian, Mississippi, and resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Rhonda Lavigne, a native of Pass Christian, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The Gulfport, Mississippi, resident is a corrective action request manager for SaiTech at NASA Stennis. Lavigne received the honor for her dedication to the NASA Stennis Audit Program. Her support ensures all reviews are well planned, audit objectives are met, and compliance for continual improvement of programs impacting the NASA Stennis mission is promoted. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Lavigne received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Tessa Keating, a native and resident of Carriere, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. She is accompanied by her husband, Roy, and son, Knox. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Tessa Keating, a native and resident of Carriere, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. Keating received the honor for her outstanding contributions to the NASA Stennis Office of Communications and to NASA. She continually provides excellent work in telling the NASA story to diverse audiences, including influential leaders, equipping them with a broader knowledge of, and appreciation for, the center’s role in the agency. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Keating received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown aboard NASA’s Artemis I mission. The more than 25-day mission launched Nov. 16, 2022, and was the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will enable human exploration at the Moon and future missions to Mars.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Michael Brown, a native of Cerritos, California, and resident of Slidell, Louisiana, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. He is accompanied by his daughter, Allison. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Michael Brown, a native of Cerritos, California, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The Slidell, Louisiana, resident is a quality engineer for Aerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris Technologies company, at NASA Stennis. He received the honor for his commitment to test flight support, attention to detail, and unwavering passion for spaceflight. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Brown received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee Allen Blow, a native of Yorktown, Virginia, and resident of New Orleans, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
Allen Blow, a native of Yorktown, Virginia, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The New Orleans resident is a principal engineer for Syncom Space Services at NASA Stennis. He received the honor for providing engineering services to ensure the success of the SLS (Space Launch System) Exploration Upper Stage test project on the Thad Cochran Test Stand (B-2) and the RS-25 engine test project on the Fred Haise Test Stand. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Blow received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
NASA’s Stennis Space Center employee William Berry, a native of Diamondhead, Mississippi, and resident of Picayune, Mississippi, receives the prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award from NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during the Aug. 21 ceremony. Photo Credit: NASA/Danny Nowlin
William Berry, a native of Diamondhead, Mississippi, received NASA’s prestigious Space Flight Awareness Silver Snoopy award Aug. 21 during an onsite ceremony held at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The Picayune, Mississippi, resident is a metrology technician for Alutiiq Essential Services, LLC at NASA Stennis. Berry received the honor for his dedication to duty and commitment to improving the operations of the center’s Measurement Standards and Calibration Laboratory. His contributions help ensure the laboratory achieves its fiscal goals of delivering customer equipment on time. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, presented the award. Berry received a Silver Snoopy lapel pin flown to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX-10 flight in 2017 and flown again aboard the SpaceX Crew-6 flight in 2023.
Wiseman will be one of four astronauts flying around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA’s path toward long-term scientific lunar exploration. The 10-day flight will test NASA’s foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the agency’s powerful SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, and the Orion spacecraft for the first time with astronauts.
Wiseman has a master’s degree in Systems Engineering and was selected in 2009 as one of nine members of the 20th NASA astronaut class. He completed astronaut training in May 2011 and served as flight engineer aboard the International Space Station for Expedition 41. Prior to being assigned commander for Artemis II, Wiseman served as chief of the astronaut office from 2020 through 2022.
NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Program recognizes outstanding job performances and contributions by civil servants and contract employees and focuses on excellence in quality and safety in support of human spaceflight. The Silver Snoopy is the astronauts’ personal award and is presented to less than 1 percent of the total NASA workforce annually. The award is presented by a member of the astronaut corps representing its core principles for outstanding flight safety and mission success.
For information about Silver Snoopy and other Space Flight Awareness awards, visit: Space Flight Awareness – NASA