Christina H Koch (@Astro

Christina H Koch

889 posts

Christina H Koch

@Astro_Christina

NASA Astronaut assigned to the Artemis II mission around the Moon. Lived and worked on the International Space Station.

Houston, TX

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Joined August 2015

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Christina H Koch
@Astro_Christina
Jan 2, 2024
Of everything we learn, communication just might be the most important. We finished up 2023 training with teams from on how @NASAArtemis crews will safely leave the Orion spacecraft in case of an emergency, which can mean understanding each other even through a sealed helmet
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NASA
@NASA
Apr 10
LIVE: They are coming home. Watch as the Artemis II crew returns to Earth, splashing down at around 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11).
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@NASA
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Comes Home (Official Broadcast)
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NASA
@NASA
Apr 9
LIVE: Artemis II astronauts answer media questions as they continue their journey toward Earth following their record-breaking lunar flyby. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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NASA
@NASA
Apr 7
Replying to @NASA
Coming up next, our @NASAArtemis astronauts and @NASAAdmin answer questions from social media. Stay tuned:
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@NASA
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon
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@NASA
Apr 6
LIVE: Watch with us as the Artemis II astronauts make their closest approach to the Moon, traveling farther from Earth than ever before.
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@NASA
NASA’s Artemis II Crew Flies Around the Moon
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NASA
@NASA
Apr 3
LIVE: Agency leaders answer media questions and provide updates on our Artemis II mission around the Moon.
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@NASA
NASA’s Artemis II Daily News Conference (April 2, 2026)
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@NASA
Apr 1
We're going around the Moon. Come watch with us. Artemis II's four-astronaut crew is lifting off from @NASAKennedy on an approximately 10-day mission that will bring us closer to living on the Moon and Mars. The launch window opens at 6:24pm ET (2224 UTC).
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Launches to the Moon (Official Broadcast)
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NASA History Office
@NASAhistory
Jun 17, 2023
The "8 Balls" astronaut class turns 10 today! 🎱 NASA's 21st astronaut class of 8 exceptional men and women, chosen from >6,000 candidates, was announced #OTD in 2013. 2 of them, @Astro_Christina and @AstroVicGlover, have since been selected to fly to the Moon on #Artemis II.
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Christina H Koch
@Astro_Christina
May 22, 2023
Wonderful to celebrate Space and Earth science as well as our shared work in human space flight in my former stomping grounds!
NASA Goddard
@NASAGoddard
May 19, 2023
To the Moon, by way of Goddard! Today, the @NASAArtemis II astronauts visited Goddard, met employees and answered questions about their experience. @Astro_Christina spoke about her time as an engineer at Goddard and preparing to go to the Moon.
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