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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> |
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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 }}</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> |
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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> |
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> |
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Koch was selected as part of the crew for the [[Artemis 2|Artemis II]] flight, which intends to circle the Moon in |
Koch was selected as part of the crew for the [[Artemis 2|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. |
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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> |
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> |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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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}}</ref> |
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> |
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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" /> |
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" /> |
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== Research and training == |
== Research and training == |
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[[File:Astronaut Candidates Light a Fire (39330542634).jpg|left|thumb|Koch signals her success in starting a fire during wilderness survival training in 2013]] |
[[File:Astronaut Candidates Light a Fire (39330542634).jpg|left|thumb|Koch signals her success in starting a fire during wilderness survival training in 2013.]] |
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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 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" /> |
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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 |
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|access-date=March 18, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606191852/http://spaceref.com/antarctica-1/antarctica-provides-ice-to-study-behavior-effects-in-astronauts.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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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" /> |
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> |
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> |
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[[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.]] |
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Koch was selected as one of the crew members for [[Artemis program|NASA's upcoming Artemis program]], slated for |
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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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⚫ | Koch was selected as one of the crew members for [[Artemis program|NASA's upcoming Artemis program]], slated for 2025.<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> |
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⚫ | On April 3, 2023, she was announced as a mission specialist in the [[Artemis 2|Artemis II]] crew, which plans to fly around the Moon in 2025, traveling 6,400 miles beyond the Moon's far side before returning to Earth.<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 media |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/> |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5T37kIEXa8 5 Things You Didn't Know About Astronaut Christina Koch] – NASA [[Johnson Space Center]], March 13, 2019 |
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5T37kIEXa8 5 Things You Didn't Know About Astronaut Christina Koch] – NASA [[Johnson Space Center]], March 13, 2019 |
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* [https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/koch-christina-05.22.23.pdf NASA biography] |
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Christina Koch
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Born | Christina Hammock (1979-01-29) January 29, 1979 (age 45)
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
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Education | North Carolina State University (BS, MS) |
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Time in space | 328d 13h 58m |
Selection | NASA Group 21 (2013) |
Total EVAs | 6 |
Total EVA time | 42h 15m |
Missions | Soyuz MS-12/Soyuz MS-13 (Expedition 59/60/61) Artemis 2 |
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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.[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]
Christina was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan,[10] and raised in Jacksonville, North Carolina,[11] by parents Barbara Johnsen of Frederick, Maryland, and Ronald Hammock of Jacksonville.[12] Koch's childhood dream was to become an astronaut.[13]
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).[14][12] In 2001, she became a graduate of the NASA Academy program at the Goddard Space Flight Center.[12]
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.[12] During this time, she also served as Adjunct Faculty at Montgomery College in Maryland and led a Physics Laboratory course.[12]
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.[12][15] She completed a winter-over season at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station where she experienced minus-111 degree Fahrenheit (-79.4 C) temperatures.[15] 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.[12] She has described her time in the South Pole as challenging mentally and physically:[15] "[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."[16]
From 2007 to 2009, Koch worked as an Electrical Engineer in the Space Department of the Applied Physics LaboratoryatJohns Hopkins University focusing on space science instrument development.[12] She contributed to instruments studying radiation particles for NASA missions, including the Juno and Van Allen Probes.[12] The following year, Koch completed tours of Palmer Station in Antarctica and multiple winter seasons at Summit Station in Greenland.[12] 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.[12]
Koch graduated from the NASA Academy program at GSFC in 2001. She worked as an Electrical Engineer in the Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics at GSFC from 2002 to 2004.[17]
In June 2013, Koch was selected by NASA as part of Astronaut Group 21. She completed training in July 2015, making her available for future missions.[2] Her Astronaut Candidate Training included scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in International Space Station systems, spacewalks, robotics, physiological training, T‐38 flight training, and water and wilderness survival training.[12]
On March 14, 2019, Koch launched to the International Space StationonSoyuz MS-12, alongside Aleksey Ovchinin and Nick Hague, to join the Expedition 59/60/61 crew.[18]
Koch was scheduled to perform her first EVA on March 29; this would have been the first all-female spacewalk alongside Anne McClain, but spacesuit sizing issues resulted in it being reassigned from McClain to Hague.[19] Koch performed the first all-female spacewalk with Jessica Meir on October 18, as part of a lengthy series of upgrades to the ISS' power systems and physics observatories.[20][21][22] Koch and Meir followed the historic walk with two more female team walks in January 2020.[8]
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.[23] In addition, for a first-time astronaut, this NASA mission change has never happened before.[24][25][26] Koch's extended mission is being used to study the physical, biological, and mental effects of long-term space travel on women.[27]
Koch was selected as one of the crew members for NASA's upcoming Artemis program, slated for 2025.[28] On April 3, 2023, she was announced as a mission specialist in the Artemis II crew, which plans to fly around the Moon in 2025, traveling 6,400 miles beyond the Moon's far side before returning to Earth.[29][30] She will be joined by NASA astronauts Gregory R. Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.[29]
Koch resides in Texas with her husband, Robert Koch.[3] She enjoys backpacking, rock climbing, paddling, sailing, running, yoga, community service, photography, surfing and travel.[12]
Koch has won a number of awards during her tenure at NASA and Johns Hopkins, including the NASA Group Achievement Award, NASA Juno Mission Jupiter Energetic Particle Detector Instrument, 2012; Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Invention of the Year nominee, 2009; United States Congress Antarctic Service Medal with Winter‐Over distinction, 2005; NASA Group Achievement Award, NASA Suzaku Mission X‐ray Spectrometer Instrument, 2005; Astronaut Scholar, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, 2000 to 2001.[12]
In December 2020, Koch was awarded an honorary Doctor of Sciences degree from her alma mater, North Carolina State University.[31]
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