Rebecca 'Becky' LawlerBecky Lawler, 38, is a former lieutenant commander in the US Navy and an experienced experimental test pilot. In 2020, she transferred to join the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as a hurricane hunter and test pilot. Rebecca 'Becky' Lawler, 38, worked as a hurricane hunter and test pilot for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. At the time of her selection, she worked with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation as the director of flight test engineering. Outside her work as a pilot, Ms Spies is an avid skier and worked as an alpine ski instructor in Utah.