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Laura Stiles
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Laura Stiles | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1986 (age 39–40) |
| Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
| Known for | Blue Origin NS-38 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Kansas (BS) University of Colorado, Boulder (MS, PhD) |
| Thesis | Electrostatic inflation of membrane space structures (2013) |
| Doctoral advisor | Hanspeter Schaub |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Blue Origin |
| Main interests | Human spaceflight |
| Space career | |
| Commercial Astronaut | |
Time in space | 10 m 12 s |
| Missions | Blue Origin NS-38 |
Mission insignia |  |
Laura A. Stiles (born 1986) is an American aerospace engineer. Since 2025, Stiles is the director of New Shepard flight operations and astronaut training at Blue Origin.[1]
Biography
[edit]Stiles studied engineering physics at the University of Kansas, doing research under Michael Murray and Alice Bean[2]. As an undergraduate, she worked on the formation flying dynamics of the New Worlds Observer telescope at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in 2007. She also worked at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, designing the light injection system on the Zero Degree Calorimeter for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment.[2] Stiles graduated in 2008.
She attended the University of Colorado, Boulder and studied aerospace engineering, astrodynamics, and satellite navigation. As a graduate student, she worked on CubeSat deployable reflectors at the Air Force Research Laboratory in 2009. Under Hanspeter Schaub, she researched electrostatic inflation of space stations, graduating with a master's in 2011 and doctorate in 2013.
In 2013, Stiles joined American private aerospace company Blue Origin. Initially an engineer on the New Shepard capsule parachute system, she became the lead for New Shepard launch operations in 2018. She served as a flight controller for more than twelve sub-orbital launches. In April of 2022, Stiles became crew member 7 for New Shepard.
On January 21, 2026, Stiles flew to an altitude of 107 km on New Shepard 4 as a crew member on Blue Origin NS-38.[3][4][5] She became the twenty-first person from the University of Colorado to fly to space beyond the Kármán line.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Stiles has been a skydiving instructor since 2011. She has competed nationally and holds 2 World Records in large-formation flying. She holds a patent for the design of a deployable shell with wrapped gores.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New Shepard Mission NS-38". Blue Origin. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ a b "Stiles, Laura". physics.ku.edu. University of Kansas. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
- ^ Wall, Mike (January 22, 2026). "Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video)". Space. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "Blue Origin Completes 38th New Shepard Flight to Space". Blue Origin. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ Bartiromo, Michael (January 22, 2026). "Blue Origin launches 17th crewed mission to space: Who was on it?". The Hill. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ "Alumna set for New Shepard launch | Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. University of Colorado News. Retrieved January 23, 2026.
- ^ Murphey, Thomas W.; Banik, Jeremy A.; Reynolds, Whitney D.; Stiles, Laura A. (June 14, 2012). "Deployable Shell With Wrapped Gores". Retrieved January 23, 2026.