Josh Byerly
Josh Byerly is a former Public Affairs Officer and Spokesman for NASA based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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Education | Texas A&M University |
Occupation | Former NASA Public Affairs Officer |
Career

Byerly worked in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs as a NASA spokesperson and served as one of the "voices of NASA", providing commentary from inside Mission Control during Space Shuttle and International Space Station missions. [1] He has served as commentator on several shuttle missions, including the final Space Shuttle servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope and several to the International Space Station.[2] He was ascent commentator for STS-133, the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on February 24, 2011. Byerly's voice appears in the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum as part of the Space Shuttle Discovery exhibit.[3][4]

Byerly began his career as a television reporter and producer for KBTX, the CBS affiliate in Bryan, Texas. [5]
He is a frequent public speaker on the topics of communication, media relations and public engagement and serves as a mentor for college students.[6] [7] [8]
Education
Byerly holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration in Global Management.
References
- Texas A&M University (2014). "Three Questions with Josh Byerly, TAMU Class of 1999". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- CBS NEWS (2008). "CBS NEWS STS-125 Quick-Look Background". CBS NEWS. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- Smithsonian Institution (2012). "National Air and Space Museum's Moving Beyond Earth". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
- Marshall Murphy (2014). "Josh Byerly shares his experiences on being a voice for NASA". NASASpaceflight.com. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
- Texas A&M Today (2012). "Aggies At NASA: Having Fun And Great Careers At Warp Speed". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- The Battalion (2017). "From the Classroom to Mission Control". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2017-11-30.
- Shoreline Area News (2013). "The Voice of NASA will talk at the Shoreline Library Thursday". Shoreline Area News. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- Science and Technology Journalism (2010). "NASA's Byerly meets with students". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2022-10-24.