• Brooke Owens Fellow, Class of 2018

• Eastern Michigan University, Individualized Studies: Mathematics, Science, Aviation, ‘14

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Spaceflight Operations and Human Factors, '19

• International Space University-Center for Space Entrepreneurship (ISU-CSE) at Florida Tech, Graduate Certificate in Commercial Space Studies, ‘19

• Host Institution: Scaled Composites

• Mentor: George Nield

Kryn is a Payload Mission Manager at Axiom Space. In this role, Kryn supports the global science and technology communities through the integration of their payload research, which often aim to harness the benefits and/or effects of the microgravity environment. In addition to this work, Kryn supports crew training and in-flight operations as a flight controller in Axiom’s mission control. She has integrated and operated a wide variety of payloads, ranging from life sciences, physical sciences, human research, technological demonstrations, 3D manufacturing, earth observation, educational outreach, and more!

Kryn received a Bachelor’s of Science in Aviation from Eastern Michigan University, a Bachelor’s of Science in Spaceflight Operations and Human Factors from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and a Graduate Certificate in Commercial Space Studies, a program jointly led by the International Space University (ISU), Florida Institute of Technology (FIT), and the Aldrin Space Institute. As a 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow, Kryn worked at Scaled Composites as a Flight Operations Intern on the Stratolaunch aircraft. All of these programs and experiences have contributed greatly to Kryn’s interdisciplinary background in aeronautics, commercial space entrepreneurship, human spaceflight, operations and mission planning, space policy and law, and systems engineering.

Kryn hails from the Great Lake state of Michigan! Growing up in a natural wonder such as Lake Michigan, Kryn developed a protective passion for nature, and she hopes to leverage her experiences at the intersection of space-based technology, environmental science, and policy to improve and preserve life on Earth.

When she isn’t sending humans and science to space, Kryn can most certainly be found hiking and camping, painting, flying airplanes, globetrotting, or teaching herself something new.