2024 ESSENCE FestivalNASA visited New Orleans in early July to let participants in the 30th ESSENCE Festival of Culture and visitors to the city’s Audubon Aquarium know there is space for everybody at the space agency. A family of four is shown at the NASA astronaut photo display at the Audubon Aquarium on July 6. NASA...Visitors to the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans visit a NASA informational/interactive booth July 6 to learn there is space...NASA representatives provide information about the space agency to Audubon Aquarium visitors in New Orleans on July 5. NASA hosted...NASA representatives teach visitors to the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans about the Sun on July 5. NASA hosted an...NASA representatives are shown at the 30th annual ESSENCE Fest in New Orleans on July 5. Pictured left to right:...NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars Program Office Lakiesha Hawkins, left, takes a picture with attendees...Girls United co-founder Rechelle Dennis, left, continues a conversation about how to become a shining star in the face of...NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars Program Office Lakiesha Hawkins, left, and NASA Director of Engagement...Girls United co-founder Rechelle Dennis, left, moderates a conversation with NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars...An audience member takes a photo as NASA representatives participate in a Take Up Space (Literally) panel conversation during the...The audience for a Take Up Space (Literally) presentation at the 30th annual ESSENCE Fest in New Orleans on July...NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars Program Office Lakiesha Hawkins, left, and NASA Director of Engagement...Girls United co-founder Rechelle Dennis, left, introduces NASA Assistant Deputy Associate Administrator for the Moon to Mars Program Office Lakiesha...NASA program specialist Miyoshi Collins talks with an annual ESSENCE Fest audience in New Orleans on July 5 following a...An Audubon Aquarium visitor in New Orleans experiences a virtual reality visit to the International Space Station as part of...Two young visitors to the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans pose as NASA astronauts as part of a NASA exhibit...An Audubon Aquarium visitor in New Orleans is all smiles while participating in the solar bead activity provided by NASA...Audubon Aquarium visitors in New Orleans experience a virtual reality visit to the International Space Station as part of a...NASA representatives welcome visitors to the agency exhibit at the Audubon Aquarium in New Orleans on July 5. NASA hosted...NASA Public Affairs Specialist Samone Wilson, left, uses a solar bead activity to teach a young visitor to the Audubon...NASA representatives provide memorabilia to Audubon Aquarium visitors in New Orleans on July 5. NASA hosted an information/interactive exhibit at...