Kristen Leigh Painter

Former Business Reporter

Kristen Leigh Painter

Kristen Leigh Painter was a former business reporter who focused on airlines and aerospace coverage. She joined The Post in September 2011 and departed for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in August 2014. She graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in journalism after earning a bachelor's in history from the University of Wisconsin La Crosse.

Space-program funding fight in Congress could impact Sierra Nevada

June 18, 2014 at 12:12 p.m.

Space-program funding fight in Congress could impact Sierra Nevada

ULA signs multiple contracts to pursue RD-180 engine replacement

June 16, 2014 at 4:22 p.m.

ULA signs multiple contracts to pursue RD-180 engine replacement

While Rocky Mountain Worm Co. still sells small batches of actual worms, they have expanded their offerings.

Legal pot turns father-son worm-composting business in new direction

December 9, 2016 at 4:32 p.m.

Legal pot turns father-son worm-composting business in new direction

Lockheed misses GPS III deadline, Air Force shops future satellite contracts

June 12, 2014 at 5:46 a.m.

Lockheed misses GPS III deadline, Air Force shops future satellite contracts

A United Airlines airplane taxis for a takeoff heading west at Denver International Airport Wednesday afternoon. Andy Cross, The Denver Post

United Airlines retools rewards program to benefit big spenders

April 27, 2016 at 12:27 a.m.

United Airlines retools rewards program to benefit big spenders

Lockheed-made heat shield now affixed to Orion Mars mission test craft

June 5, 2014 at 10:41 a.m.

Lockheed-made heat shield now affixed to Orion Mars mission test craft

Ed Blach Co-Creator of the Flair Equine Nasal Strips demonstrates how to apply the strips on Eli, May 29, 2014.

Colorado nasal-strip inventor has big stake in Chrome’s Belmont run

April 27, 2016 at 4:03 a.m.

Colorado nasal-strip inventor has big stake in Chrome's Belmont run

An engineer at Louisville-based Sierra Nevada Corp.'s Space Systems checks a deployed ORBCOMM's Generation 2 spacecraft's radio frequency chamber.

Sierra Nevada cuts costs with in-house satellite assembly, testing

April 27, 2016 at 12:30 p.m.

Sierra Nevada cuts costs with in-house satellite assembly, testing

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (R) unveils SpaceX's new seven-seat Dragon V2 spacecraft, at a press conference in Hawthorne, California, May 29, 2014. The private spaceflight companys new manned space capsule will ferry NASA astronauts to and from the International Space Station. AFP PHOTO / Robyn BeckROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images

Sierra, Boeing, SpaceX hit first benchmark on path to fly crews to ISS

April 27, 2016 at 12:17 p.m.

Sierra, Boeing, SpaceX hit first benchmark on path to fly crews to ISS

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2010 file photo, Frontier Airlines jetliners sit stacked up at gates along the A concourse at Denver International Airport. Passengers flying Frontier Airlines will now have to pay extra to place carry-on bags in overhead bins or for advance seat assignments. The move comes as the Denver-based airline transforms itself into a fee-dependent airline, similar to Spirit Airlines or Allegiant Air—the only other U.S. carriers to charge such fees. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Frontier Airlines planes damaged by hail in Denver returned to service

July 12, 2016 at 6:58 p.m.

Frontier Airlines planes damaged by hail in Denver returned to service

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