Kayla Barron
604
Kayla Barron
b. Sep 19, 1987
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Navy Lieutenant Commander
MISSIONS
1
TIME IN SPACE
176D:02H:39M
SPACEWALKS
2
SPACEWALK TIME
00D:13H:26M
Kayla Barron
604
Kayla Barron
b. Sep 19, 1987
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Navy Lieutenant Commander
MISSIONS
1
TIME IN SPACE
176D:02H:39M
SPACEWALKS
2
SPACEWALK TIME
00D:13H:26M
Bio

Kayla Barron was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in August 2017. The Washington native graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering. A Gates Cambridge Scholar, Barron earned a master’s degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Cambridge. As a Submarine Warfare Officer, Barron was a member of the first class of women commissioned into the submarine community. She served as member of the NASA SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which launched on November 10, 2021. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts safely splashed down on Friday, May 6, 2022 completing the agency’s third long-duration commercial crew mission to the International Space Station. The international crew of four spent 177 days in orbit. Courtesy of NASA.

WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
Kayla Jane Barron (born September 19, 1987) is an American submarine warfare officer, engineer, and NASA astronaut. Barron was selected in June 2017 as a member of the NASA Astronaut Group 22, and later qualified as an astronaut in 2020. Barron took part in her first spaceflight, SpaceX Crew-3, as part of the crew of Expedition 66/67, which launched to the International Space Station on November 10, 2021. Before joining NASA, Barron was a submarine warfare officer and Flag Aide to the Superintendent at the Naval Academy.