Rebecca Lawler

Rebecca "Becky" Lawler is an American test pilot, former United States Navy officer, former NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps officer, and NASA astronaut candidate. She was selected by NASA in 2025 as a member of NASA Astronaut Group 24, the agency's 24th astronaut candidate class. At the time of her selection, Lawler was a test pilot for United Airlines.

Early life and education Lawler was born in Lewisville, Texas, and considers Little Elm, Texas, to be her hometown.

Lawler reported for duty at Johnson Space Center in Houston in September 2025 to begin approximately two years of initial astronaut training before becoming eligible for flight assignments. During early training, members of the class studied spacecraft systems, spacewalk training in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, flight training in T-38 aircraft, robotics, geology, and survival training.

In 2026, the 2025 astronaut candidate class was nicknamed the "Platypi" by the preceding NASA astronaut candidate class.

Awards and honors Lawler's honors include the Department of Commerce Gold Medal in 2022, the National Response Deployment Medal in 2022, the NOAA Corps Achievement Medal in 2021, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Navy Sea Service Deployment Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the U.S. Naval Academy Leadership Excellence Award for Plebe Summer Detail.

Organizations Lawler is a member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.

Personal life Lawler is married and has one child. Her interests include running, painting, reading, and spending time with her family.