NASA astronaut Kayla Barron (IMAGE) NASA/Johnson Space Center Caption NASA astronaut Kayla Barron launched with the SpaceX Crew-3 mission on Nov. 10, 2021. She is shown here harvesting cotton cell samples grown for Plant Habitat-05, which explores the genetics behind the ability to engineer certain characteristics into cotton plants. Credit NASA Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License Public Domain Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.