NASA published a profile on Aug. 26, 2026, of Jeret Howard, a logistics management specialist at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. According to the account, Howard worked for more than 15 years at the site as a contractor mechanical technician before being hired as a civil servant under an agency directive aimed at restoring core competencies by converting contractors to civil service.

In the role, the profile says, Howard secures hardware and components for propulsion testing and supports testing across multiple areas, including work supporting Blue Origin’s testing at Stennis. Howard, a Kiln, Mississippi, resident and Army combat medic veteran, described the change as a continuation of service and said he hopes to retire from NASA.

The profile also describes his family’s interest in spaceflight, including watching the Artemis II launch in April. It states that NASA is pursuing the Artemis program and a Moon Base near the lunar South Pole, and that the family anticipates the Artemis III mission.