Kayla Barron

Kayla Barron
Barron in 2021
Born
Kayla Jane Sax

(1987-09-19) September 19, 1987 (age 36)
Pocatello, Idaho, U.S.
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Peterhouse, Cambridge (MPhil)
SpouseTom Barron
Space career
NASA astronaut
RankLieutenant Commander, USN
Time in space
176d 2h 39m
SelectionNASA Group 22 (2017)
Total EVAs
2
Total EVA time
13h 26m
MissionsSpaceX Crew-3 (Expedition 66/67)
Mission insignia

Kayla Jane Barron (née Sax; 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.[1] 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.[2] Before joining NASA, Barron was a submarine warfare officer and Flag Aide to the Superintendent at the Naval Academy.

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