NASA Astronaut Christina Koch: Official Portrait
Christina Hammock Koch was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 2013. She completed astronaut candidate training in July 2015. Koch 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 is currently working onboard the International Space Station on her first spaceflight as part of Expedition 59, 60 and upcoming Expedition 61 scheduled for October. Koch is slated to set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with an expected total of 328 days in space.
Official Biography: NASA astronaut Christina Koch
https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-kochhttps://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-hammock-koch/biographyhttps://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/hammock-cm.pdf
Credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Image Date: 2018
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