NASA Administrator Visits North Central West Virginia Facility
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on March 16, 2026
FAIRMONT -- U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation, visited the Katherine Johnson Independent and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, W.Va. with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
“West Virginia has played a critical role in America’s leadership in space, and seeing the incredible work being done at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the Katherine Johnson IV&V Facility today only reinforces that legacy,” Senator Capito said. “The men and women here will play a critical role in accelerating America’s return to the moon. I was glad to visit with Administrator Isaacman who conveyed the agency’s strong commitment to the workforce and capabilities here in West Virginia. And it was a fitting day to visit on the 100th anniversary of Robert Goddard’s first rocket fueled rocket launch. That legacy lives on at Katherine Johnson IV&V.”
“Thank you to Senator Capito for joining the team at the IV&V Facility today,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. “The work happening here in West Virginia strengthens NASA’s entire mission, helping ensure the software behind our spacecraft and programs performs safely and reliably across the agency.”
