Photos: NASA "Inspiration Tour" stops at University of Arizona
NASA "Inspiration Tour" stopped at the University of Arizona on Wednesday morning to celebrate the nation's strengths in space exploration and aeronautics.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman participated in a town hall-style Q & A, answering questions from high school and college students in attendance.
Dr. Erika Hamden, left, University of Arizona Professor of Astrophysics and Director of the Arizona Space Institute leads NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman through a town hall-style Q and A during the NASA “Inspiration Tour”, Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to members of the press during the NASA “Inspiration Tour” inside Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
High school and college students fill Bear Down Gym for the NASA “Inspiration Tour”, Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
Attendees browse information booths before the NASA “Inspiration Tour” town hall-style Q and A at Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman speaks to a large crowd during the NASA “Inspiration Tour” inside Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella listens to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during the NASA “Inspiration Tour” inside Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
NASA Astrophysics Division Director Shawn Domagal-Goldman speaks during the NASA “Inspiration Tour” inside Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
University of Arizona President Suresh Garimella, right, speaks to the press alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman during the NASA “Inspiration Tour” inside Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
Audience members ask NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman questions during a town hall-style Q and A inside Bear Down Gym, 1428 East University Boulevard, Tucson, Ariz., Sep. 23, 2026.
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