Christina Koch, the ‘star-sailor’: the Artemis II mission is back from space today with a sailor onboard

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch looks on during a welcome ceremony ahead of the Artemis II April 1 launch at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 27, 2026. Photo by Miguel J Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP via Getty Images

Long before she went to space for the history-making Artemis II mission, astronaut Christina Koch sailed on Snipe dinghies in Chesapeake Bay

Christina Koch – sailor, surfer, rock climber, electrical engineer, and the first woman astronaut ever assigned to a lunar mission …Continue reading »

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