Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kristie Foster
Kristie Foster, quality engineer at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, poses for a photograph inside the High Pressure Industrial Water Facility on Sept. 10, 2026. Foster is now a NASA civil servant at Stennis as part of the administrator’s directive to strengthen technical core competencies within the civil service workforce. NASA/Danny Nowlin Kristie Foster paved her road to becoming a NASA civil servant with literal miles of dedication. Her work at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, supports NASA’s mission to return American astronauts to the Moon, build a Moon Base for an enduring presence on the lunar surface, and ensure American leadership in space. Foster’s move from a long-time contractor to a civil servant secures critical institutional knowledge after being hired in June under the agency’s workforce directive to restore core competencies. “It means a lot, especially carrying the family legacy forward after m...
