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  • From NASA to startup: Alumna launches AI platform to bridge tech and policy

    Sep 5, 2025

    Payton Barnwell '19 has dedicated her successful high-tech career to creating meaningful impact through innovation. She helped optimize space station crops as a NASA intern, worked in mission control at Virgin Galactic, and led geospatial product development at SkyFi, creating easy-to-use tools from complex data and imagery.