Washington state astronaut picked for a 2nd NASA space mission - The Daily Chronicle

Washington state astronaut picked for a 2nd NASA space mission - The Daily Chronicle

The Tri-City’s hometown astronaut has been picked by NASA for a second space mission. Kayla Barron, a 2006 graduate of Richland High, will command NASA’s SpaceX Crew-14 mission, NASA announced Thursday. The expedition to the International Space Station will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare humans for future exploration mission to the moon and Mars and to benefit people on Earth, according to NASA. S…