Laser Focused: Keith Barr Leads Orion’s Lunar Docking Efforts

Keith Barr Directs Orion's Moon Docking for NASA

Keith Barr’s journey has been one of fascination and innovation, deeply rooted in his early interest in space exploration. Born just months before the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969, Barr was too young to witness the monumental event of humans landing on the Moon for the first time. However, this pivotal moment in history […]

Laser Focused: Keith Barr Leads Orion’s Lunar Docking Efforts

Keith Barr was born only months before the historic Apollo 11 landing in 1969. While he was too young to witness that giant leap for mankind, the moment sparked a lifelong fascination that set him on a path to design technology that will carry astronauts farther into space than ever before.  Today, Barr serves as a chief engineer and Orion Docking Lidar Field Test lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. He spearheads the field testing of…