Koch

Personal data: Birth date:  29 Jan 1979 Birthplace:  Grand Rapids / Michigan Marital status:  Married Children:   Grade / Fonction:   Selection date:   17 June 2013 Selection group:  NASA-21 Job:  PLT Status:  active

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Additional information:

• Koch, a native of Michigan, graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Physics and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. She served as National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Station Chief in American Samoa.
• Christina H. Koch was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2013. She completed astronaut candidate training in July 2015.
• On March 14, 2019, Koch launched to the International Space Station as a flight engineer on Expedition 59, 60, and 61. On October 18, 2019, she and Jessica Meir were the first women to participate in an all-female spacewalk to replace a down power control unit located outside of the International Space Station. On December 28, 2019, Koch broke the record for longest continuous time in space by a woman. She returned from space on February 6, 2020.
• Koch was selected as part of the crew for the Artemis II flight, which intends to circle the Moon in 2026 which, if successful, will make her the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit.

External links:

• Wikipedia: Christina Koch -