Profile
| Name | Kyle Foster |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Bio |
Kyle Foster is an image scientist with over a decade of experience in research, engineering, analytic, and leadership roles. He is a scientist astronaut candidate through Project PoSSUM (Class 1502), where he contributes to image processing and analysis of polar mesospheric cloud data. In 2016, Kyle and three crewmates participated in a thirty day isolation study in the Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) at NASA Johnson Space Center, during which he supported nearly two dozen different experiments assessing the physiological and psychological stresses of long duration deep space flight. In 2019, Kyle and four crewmates lived underwater for five days for Nautical Experiments in Physiology, Technology & Underwater Exploration (NEPTUNE) at Jules Undersea Lodge in Key Largo, FL, performing biomedical studies, technical demonstrations, and public outreach as an Explorers Club flagged expedition. Kyle lives with his wife and children in Northern Virginia. Normal false EN-US /* Style Definitions */ Normal false EN-US /* Style Definitions */ |
| Academic Background | PhD in progress, anticipated 2024, Earth Systems & Geoinformation Sciences, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2012 MS Earth Systems Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 2008 BS Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY |
| IIAS Courses Completed | AER 101: Suborbital Space Environment, AER 102: Remote Sensing and Mesospheric Modeling, EVA 101: Life Support Systems, EVA 104: Gravity-Offset EVA Space Suit Evaluation |