September 8 Civil Servant Swearing-In Ceremony

NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Director Brian Hughes officiates a swearing-in ceremony for NASA’s newest civil servants on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, inside the Astronauts Memorial Foundation’s Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. The ceremony featured the swearing-in of employees formerly from the Consolidated Operations, Management, Engineering, and Test (COMET) contract, as well as outside hires, as part of the administrator’s workforce directive to restore technical core competencies within the civil servants ranks.

What is said in the film

Welcome. Good morning. I hope this is an exciting day for everyone. It marks an important milestone for each of you and for Kennedy Space Center and for NASA. On behalf of the entire leadership team here and across NASA, I want to personally welcome you to your first day as NASA civil servants.

You're part of history. History we set just two weeks ago with what was then the largest single group of of employees brought in on one day. Now you've set that record again. So welcome. You were selected because of the knowledge and skills and experience you've already brought to the agency.

This transition isn't about starting over. It's about recognizing the value you already provide and helping you continue to grow in NASA's workforce. So if you stand and raise your right hand, I'll swear you in as a NASA civil servant. The right hand. That's the first test.

It's your right hands. All right, I, (state your name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God. Congratulations, everyone!

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