LtCol Nicole Aunapu Mann '99 USMC was selected by NASA in June 2013. She is currently training for the crew flight test of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, the first experimental flight test for that spacecraft. Mann and her crewmates are working closely with Boeing to develop their new spacecraft systems, which will provide roundtrip crew transportation services to the International Space Station and, along with SpaceX's CrewDragon, return the ability to launch humans into space from United States soil. The California native holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Mann served as a test pilot in the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet and deployed twice aboard aircraft carriers in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read more about Nicole here: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/nicole-a-mann
LCDR Kayla Barron '10 USN was selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. She reported for duty in August 2017 and having completed the initial astronaut candidate training is now eligible for a mission assignment. 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. Read more about Kayla here: https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/barron-kayla
CAPT Wendy Lawrence '81 USN ret, our first alumna to receive the Distinguished Graduate Award, will moderate this session. A member of only the second class in Naval Academy history to include women, Wendy was the daughter and granddaughter of Naval Academy graduates and spent much of her childhood without her father, a prisoner of war in Vietnam who later became the Academy's 49th Superintendent and a Distinguished Graduate himself. She went on to rank 12th in her graduating class, became instrumental in forming the women's crew team, served as deputy Brigade Commander and earned one of just five naval aviator billets available to women in her class. Wendy was a member of four shuttle missions including time on the International Space Station. Read more about Wendy here: https://www.usna.com/events-and-programs---dga19-bio-lawrence
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