Josh Byerly
Encyclopedia
Josh Byerly is a public affairs officer and spokesman for NASA
and is based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
. He is an award-winning writer and former television personality.
and International Space Station
missions. 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. He was ascent commentator for STS-133, the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on February 24, 2011.
Byerly began his career as a television reporter and producer for KBTX, the CBS
affiliate in Bryan, Texas. He then moved to Dallas to work for two media/public relations firms, Springbok Cohn & Wolfe and The Point Group. Byerly managed the media relations campaigns for several clients during this time. He then worked for Flowserve
Corporation in Dallas as the global communications manager for the company's 14,000 employees.
He is a frequent public speaker on the topics of communication, media relations and public engagement and serves as a mentor for college students. He has received multiple awards from the International Association of Business Communicators
and other organizations.
and a Master of Business Administration in global management.
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
and is based at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas
Houston, Texas
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
. He is an award-winning writer and former television personality.
Career
Byerly works in the Office of Communications and Public Affairs as a NASA spokesperson and serves as one of the "voices of NASA", providing commentary from inside Mission Control during space shuttleSpace Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a manned orbital rocket and spacecraft system operated by NASA on 135 missions from 1981 to 2011. The system combined rocket launch, orbital spacecraft, and re-entry spaceplane with modular add-ons...
and International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
missions. 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. He was ascent commentator for STS-133, the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on February 24, 2011.
Byerly began his career as a television reporter and producer for KBTX, the CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
affiliate in Bryan, Texas. He then moved to Dallas to work for two media/public relations firms, Springbok Cohn & Wolfe and The Point Group. Byerly managed the media relations campaigns for several clients during this time. He then worked for Flowserve
Flowserve
The Flowserve Corporation is a world leading supplier of pumps, valves, seals, automation, and services to the power, oil, gas, chemical and other industries. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, which is a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Flowserve has over 15,000 employees in more than 50 countries...
Corporation in Dallas as the global communications manager for the company's 14,000 employees.
He is a frequent public speaker on the topics of communication, media relations and public engagement and serves as a mentor for college students. He has received multiple awards from the International Association of Business Communicators
International Association of Business Communicators
The International Association of Business Communicators is a leading association for business communication professionals. IABC has approximately 16,000 members in more than 100 chapters in over 80 countries....
and other organizations.
Education
Byerly holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University
Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
and a Master of Business Administration in global management.