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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jared Spiers

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Briefings

NASA Stennis Space Center welcomed Jared Spiers, an electrical engineering technician, from a contractor role to a civil servant position in October 2026. Spiers, who graduated from Pearl River Community College in 2017, contributed to the Thad Cochran Test Stand during the Artemis I test flight and is now preparing the facility for Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. His transition supports NASA's goal of landing astronauts on the Moon while maintaining technical core competencies within the workforce.

Key points

• Jared Spiers transitioned from a contractor role to a NASA civil servant position at Stennis Space Center in October 2026.
• Spiers worked on the Thad Cochran Test Stand during the Artemis I test flight, contributing to the preparation of the SLS rocket's core stage.

Context

Jared Spiers joined NASA Stennis as a contractor following his 2017 graduation from Pearl River Community College. His work on the Thad Cochran Test Stand supported the Artemis I test flight, which launched the first astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft. He now serves as a civil servant under a directive to strengthen technical core competencies, with ongoing work on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.

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