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'''Christina Hammock Koch''' ({{IPAc-en|k|U|k}} {{respell|COOK}}; born January 29, 1979) is an American [[engineer]] and [[NASA]] astronaut of the class of 2013.<ref name="NASA">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/2013astroclass.html|title=2013 Astronaut Class|url-status=live|last1=Roberts|first1=Jason|website=[[NASA]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621011402/http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/2013astroclass.html|archive-date=June 21, 2013|date=August 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=astronauttraining>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-newest-astronauts-complete-training |title=NASA's Newest Astronauts Complete Training |date=July 9, 2015 |website=NASA |access-date=July 10, 2015 |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404182851/https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-newest-astronauts-complete-training/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> She received Bachelor of Science degrees in [[electrical engineering]] and [[physics]] and a Master of Science in electrical engineering at [[North Carolina State University]].<ref name=nasabio /> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women |url=http://phys.org/news/2013-06-nasa-astronauts-women.html |newspaper=Phys.org |date=June 17, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref>▼
▲'''Christina Hammock Koch''' ({{IPAc-en|k|U|k}} {{respell|COOK}}; born January 29, 1979) is an American [[engineer]] and [[NASA]] astronaut of the class of 2013.<ref name="NASA">{{cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/2013astroclass.html|title=2013 Astronaut Class|url-status=live|last1=Roberts|first1=Jason|website=[[NASA]]|access-date=June 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621011402/http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/2013astroclass.html|archive-date=June 21, 2013|date=August 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name=astronauttraining>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-newest-astronauts-complete-training |title=NASA's Newest Astronauts Complete Training |date=July 9, 2015 |website=NASA }}</ref> She received Bachelor of Science degrees in [[electrical engineering]] and [[physics]] and a Master of Science in electrical engineering at [[North Carolina State University]].<ref name=nasabio /> 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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=NASA announces eight new astronauts, half are women |url=http://phys.org/news/2013-06-nasa-astronauts-women.html |newspaper=Phys.org |date=June 17, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2019}}</ref>
On March 14, 2019, Koch launched to the [[International Space Station]] as a Flight Engineer on [[Expedition 59]], [[Expedition 60|60]] and [[Expedition 61|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.<ref name="NYT-20200206">{{cite news |last=Kowal |first=Mary Robinette |title=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. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/science/christina-koch-nasa-astronaut.html |date=February 6, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 6, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=DK Smithsonian Space: a visual encyclopedia|publisher=DK Publishing|year=2020|isbn=978-1465494252|edition=2nd|location=New York|pages=97|chapter=Space walking}}</ref> On December 28, 2019, Koch broke the record for longest continuous time in space by a woman.<ref name="SFN-20191230">{{cite news |last=Harwood |first=William |title=Koch marks record stay in space for female astronaut |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/30/koch-marks-record-stay-in-space-for-female-astronaut/ |date=December 30, 2019 |work=SpaceFlightNow.com |access-date=December 31, 2019 }}</ref> She returned from space on February 6, 2020.<ref name=Rincon>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51387464 |title=New female space record for Nasa astronaut |last=Rincon |first=Paul |date=February 6, 2020 |work=BBC News |access-date=February 6, 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Koch was selected as part of the crew for the [[Artemis 2|Artemis II]] flight, which intends to circle the Moon in
Koch was included in [[Time 100|''Time''{{'}}s 100]] Most Influential People of 2020.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020|url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888216/all-women-spacewalk-christina-koch-jessica-meir/|access-date=September 23, 2020|magazine=Time}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Christina was born in [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/03/nasas-first-all-women-spacewalk-features-michigan-native.html|title=NASA's first all-women spacewalk features Michigan native|last=Raven|first=Benjamin|date=March 8, 2019|website=mlive.com|language=en-US|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> and raised in [[Jacksonville, North Carolina]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc11.tv/2BPMj0b|title=NASA astronaut, NC State grad Christina Koch ready for first space flight in March|last=Rupinta|first=Amber|date=February 26, 2019|website=ABC11 Raleigh-Durham|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> by parents Barbara Johnsen of [[Frederick, Maryland]], and Ronald Hammock of Jacksonville.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biography|title=Christina Hammock Koch NASA Astronaut|last=Whiting|first=Melanie|date=November 27, 2015|website=NASA|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref> Koch's childhood dream was to become an astronaut.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jdnews.com/news/20190227/jacksonville-astronaut-will-carry-dreams-of-everyone-to-space|title=Jacksonville astronaut will 'carry the dreams of everyone' to space|last=Staff|first=Daily News|website=The Daily News|language=en|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330005959/https://www.jdnews.com/news/20190227/jacksonville-astronaut-will-carry-dreams-of-everyone-to-space|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Koch graduated from the [[North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics]] in Durham in 1997, and then enrolled at [[North Carolina State University]] in Raleigh, from which she earned two Bachelor of Science degrees, in [[electrical engineering]] and [[physics]] (2001), and a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ece.ncsu.edu/2019/02/alumna-astronaut-prepares-to-launch-to-the-iss/|title=Alumna Astronaut Prepares to Launch to the ISS • Electrical and Computer Engineering|date=February 20, 2019|website=NC State University {{!}} Electrical and Computer Engineering|language=en-US|access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2001, she became a graduate of the NASA Academy program at the [[Goddard Space Flight Center]].<ref name=":0" />
== Research and training ==
[[File:Astronaut Candidates Light a Fire (39330542634).jpg|left|thumb|Koch signals her success in starting a fire during wilderness survival training in 2013.]]
Koch has worked in the space science instrument development and remote scientific field engineering fields. During her time working as an electrical engineer at NASA GSFC's Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics, she contributed to scientific instruments on several NASA missions that studied [[astrophysics]] and [[cosmology]].<ref name=":0" /> During this time, she also served as Adjunct Faculty at [[Montgomery College]] in Maryland and led a Physics Laboratory course.<ref name=":0" />
Koch worked as a Research Associate in the [[United States Antarctic Program]] from 2004 to 2007, spending three-and-a-half years traveling the Arctic and Antarctic regions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="business_nc">{{Cite web|url=http://businessnc.com/n-c-state-grad-joins-space-race/|title=N.C. State grad joins space race|last=Herman|first=Danielle|date=July 30, 2018|website=Business North Carolina|language=en-US|access-date=March 18, 2019}}</ref> She completed a winter-over season at the [[Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station]] where she experienced minus-111 degree Fahrenheit (-79.4 C) temperatures.<ref name="business_nc" /> She completed an additional season at [[Palmer Station]]. While in Antarctica, Koch served as a member of the Firefighting Teams and Ocean/Glacier Search and Rescue Teams.<ref name=":0" /> She has described her time in the South Pole as challenging mentally and physically:<ref name="business_nc" /> "[This] means going months without seeing the sun, with the same crew, and without shipments of mail or fresh food. The isolation, absence of family and friends, and lack of new sensory inputs are all conditions that you must find a strategy to thrive within."<ref name="spaceref">{{Cite web|url=http://spaceref.com/antarctica-1/antarctica-provides-ice-to-study-behavior-effects-in-astronauts.html|title=Antarctica Provides ICE to Study Behavior Effects in Astronauts – SpaceRef|website=SpaceRef|date=September 13, 2016
From 2007 to 2009, Koch worked as an Electrical Engineer in the Space Department of the [[Applied Physics Laboratory]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]] focusing on space science instrument development.<ref name=":0" /> She contributed to instruments studying radiation particles for NASA missions, including the [[Juno (spacecraft)|Juno]] and [[Van Allen Probes]].<ref name=":0" /> The following year, Koch completed tours of Palmer Station in Antarctica and multiple winter seasons at [[Summit Station, Greenland|Summit Station]] in Greenland.<ref name=":0" /> In 2012, she worked at the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA) in two capacities: first as a Field Engineer at NOAA's Global Monitoring Division Baseline Observatory in [[Barrow Alaska]] (now [[Utqiaġvik]]), and then as Station Chief of the [[American Samoa]] Observatory.<ref name=":0" />
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On April 17, 2019, due to reassignment schedules with the [[Commercial Crew Development]] program, Koch's mission was extended to February 2020. She returned to Earth on February 6 after 328 days – the longest single continuous stay in space for a woman, exceeding [[Peggy Whitson]]'s 289 days.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/record-setting-nasa-astronaut-crewmates-return-from-space-station|title=Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station|last=Northon|first=Karen|date=February 6, 2020|website=NASA|access-date=February 12, 2020}}</ref> In addition, for a first-time astronaut, this NASA mission change has never happened before.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-announces-first-flight-record-setting-mission|title=NASA Announces First Flight, Record-Setting Mission|last=Northon|first=Karen|date=April 16, 2019|website=NASA|access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/nasa-astronaut-set-record-longest-spaceflight-woman-doc-1fq3zd1 |title=NASA astronaut to set record for longest spaceflight by a woman |work=Agence France Press |access-date=April 17, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/c7a0a47b82f446e99964e4d467970de8|title=US astronaut to spend 11 months in space, set female record|last=Dunn|first=Marcia|date=April 17, 2019|website=AP NEWS|access-date=April 19, 2019}}</ref> Koch's extended mission is being used to study the physical, biological, and mental effects of long-term space travel on women.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-exploration-koch-idUSKBN20007G |title=NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth after record mission |last=Roulette |first=Joey |date=February 6, 2020 |work=Reuters |access-date=February 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Artemis 2 Crew Portrait.jpg|thumb|Official crew portrait for Artemis II, from left: NASA Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen.]]
Koch was selected as one of the crew members for [[Artemis program|NASA's upcoming Artemis program]], slated for 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NASA: The Artemis Team|url=https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-team/index.html|access-date=December 10, 2020|website=NASA}}</ref>▼
On April 3, 2023 she was announced as a mission specialist in the [[Artemis 2|Artemis II]] crew, which plans to "travel 6,400 miles beyond the moon's far side", flying around the Moon and back in 2024.<ref name = Maidenberg_WSJ20230403>{{cite web | author = Maidenberg, Micah | date = April 3, 2023 | title = NASA Names Artemis II Crew for Mission to Fly by Moon in 2024 | work = [[WSJ.com]] | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasa-canadian-space-agency-select-astronauts-for-artemis-moon-mission-fb0a4b49 | access-date = April 3, 2023 | url-access = subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPcWrZqVEo |website=Youtube |publisher=CBS News |date=April 3, 2023 |title=Watch Live: NASA announces astronauts for Artemis II moon flyby mission | time = |access-date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> She will be joined by NASA astronauts [[Gregory R. Wiseman]], [[Victor J. Glover|Victor Glover]], and [[Canadian Space Agency]] astronaut [[Jeremy Hansen]].<ref name = Maidenberg_WSJ20230403/>▼
▲Koch was selected as one of the crew members for [[Artemis program|NASA's upcoming Artemis program]], slated for
▲On April 3, 2023, she was announced as a mission specialist in the [[Artemis 2|Artemis II]] crew, which plans to
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