11 Facts About Kayla Barron

Kayla Jane Barron is an American submarine warfare officer, engineer, and NASA astronaut.

Kayla Barron was born on September 19,1987, in Pocatello, Idaho, to Lauri and Scott Sax.

Kayla Barron's family moved to Richland, Washington, where she graduated from Richland High School in 2006.

Kayla Barron attended the Navy's nuclear power and submarine officer training program, and was assigned to the Ohio-class submarine USS Maine.

In June 2017, Kayla Barron was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 22, and began her two-year training.

Kayla Barron was the fifth female Naval Academy graduate selected as an astronaut candidate.

Kayla Barron trained for the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, during which she worked aboard the International Space Station as a mission specialist.

Kayla Barron launched on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endurance on November 10,2021, and served as part of the Expedition 67 long duration mission to the ISS.

Kayla Barron is married to Tom Kayla Barron, a US Army Special Forces officer.

Kayla Barron received a Technician Class amateur radio license from the FCC on September 21,2020.

Kayla Barron was a Trident Scholar and Distinguished Graduate at the Naval Academy, and a Gates Cambridge Scholar at Cambridge.