Tyler Hines is currently a college student at American Public University in Charles Town, West Virginia studying Aerospace Science with a minor in Business Administration. Prior to 2020, he was an educator at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where he developed STEM lesson plans for local and international students. When he was younger, he was fortunate to see the launch of STS-114, which sparked his interest in spaceflight. Since then, he has been passionately involved in the space program in whatever capacity available to be able to spread his interest.