Christina Hammock Koch (/kʊk/COOK; born January 29, 1979) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2013.[1][2] She received Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and physics and a Master of Science in electrical engineering at North Carolina State University.[3] She also did advanced study while working at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Just before becoming an astronaut, she served at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as station chief for American Samoa.[4]
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.[5][6] On December 28, 2019, Koch broke the record for longest continuous time in space by a woman.[7] She returned from space on February 6, 2020.[8]
Koch was selected as part of the crew for the Artemis II flight, which intends to circle the Moon in 2025 which, if successful, will make her the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit.
Koch was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2020.[9]
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^Kowal, Mary Robinette (February 6, 2020). "Christina Koch Lands on Earth, and Crosses a Threshold for Women in Space - The astronaut completed three all-female spacewalks and set a record for time in space, but you should remember her for much more". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
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Christina Hammock Koch (/kʊk/ COOK; born January 29, 1979) is an American engineer and NASA astronaut of the class of 2013. She received Bachelor of Science...
Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor J. Glover, Payload Specialist ChristinaKoch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. Jenni Sidey-Gibbons is Hansen's...
his Soyuz MS-13 colleagues Aleksandr Skvortsov and Andrew Morgan, and ChristinaKoch from Soyuz MS-12, transferred over from Expedition 60. They were joined...
Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor J. Glover, Payload Specialist ChristinaKoch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen. Jenni Sidey-Gibbons is Hansen's...
Expedition 59 together with American flight engineers Nick Hague and ChristinaKoch. They were joined by Aleksandr Skvortsov, Luca Parmitano and Andrew...
upgrades, which were carried out over an eight-day period by astronauts ChristinaKoch and Jessica Meir under the supervision of ground controllers. The upgrade...
woman until this was broken by Peggy Whitson in June 2017, and later by ChristinaKoch. She took command of ISS Expedition 68 on 28 September 2022. In December...
2019, the first all female spacewalk was conducted by Jessica Meir and ChristinaKoch. Only 12 human beings, all men, have walked on the Moon. In 2020, NASA's...
February 2020). "ChristinaKoch Completes 328-Day Mission in Space". blogs.nasa.gov. Retrieved 6 February 2020. "Astronaut ChristinaKoch sets new record...
the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft carrying Aleksey Ovchinin, Nick Hague and ChristinaKoch, joining Oleg Kononenko, David Saint-Jacques and Anne McClain who transferred...
astronauts Sen. Harrison "Jack" Schmitt, Buzz Aldrin, Peggy Whitson, and ChristinaKoch. Schmitt landed on the Moon 45 years to the minute that the policy directive...
Engineer during Expedition 61 and 62. On October 18, 2019, Meir and ChristinaKoch were the first women to participate in an all-female spacewalk. Meir...
nuclear weapons for Pakistan's atomic bomb programs. NASA astronaut ChristinaKoch also attended NC State, earning two bachelor's degrees in Electrical...
women to perform an EVA together and the first all-female EVA team were ChristinaKoch and Jessica Meir on October 18, 2019, during Expedition 61 on the International...
Expedition 59 on March 15 2019, when Aleksey Ovchinin, Nick Hague and ChristinaKoch arrived on board Soyuz MS-12. During early planning, the expedition...
June 2019 02:47:50 UTC Soyuz MS-11 203 Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague ChristinaKoch March 14, 2019 19:14 UTC Soyuz MS-12 Transferred to Expedition 60 Expedition...
with Russian Commander Aleksey Ovchinin and fellow American astronaut ChristinaKoch. The trio joined Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers David...
Pearlman 2019-12-29T00:29:47Z, Robert Z. (29 December 2019). "Astronaut ChristinaKoch Breaks Record for Longest Space Mission by a Woman". Space.com. Retrieved...
source, which is in the public domain. Garcia, Mark (20 January 2020). "Meir, Koch Complete Battery Swaps to Upgrade Station Power Systems". blogs.nasa.gov...
month performed at the International Space Station. Anne McClain and ChristinaKoch were supposed to make history that day, but complications arose when...
days Soyuz MS-12 Aleksey Ovchinin Nick Hague ChristinaKoch Delivered Expedition 59/60 crew to ISS. Koch landed on Soyuz MS-13 and spent 328 days in space...
boxes. McClain was scheduled to perform a second EVA on March 29, with ChristinaKoch, which would have been the first all-female spacewalk, but spacesuit...
289-day flight was the longest single space flight by a woman until ChristinaKoch's 328-day flight. Whitson holds the records for the oldest woman spacewalker...
women astronauts. The first all-female spacewalk occurred in 2018, by ChristinaKoch and Jessica Meir. These two women had both participated in separate...
duties. Jeremy Hansen, Artemis 2 Payload Specialist A NASA or affiliated astronaut with engineering - mission specific duties ChristinaKoch, Artemis 2...
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