Christina Koch

Christina Koch is a native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina and resided in Livingston, Montana when she was selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013. She served as flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 59, 60 and 61. Koch set a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in space and participated in the first all-female spacewalk. After her spaceflight, Koch served as Branch Chief of the Assigned Crew Branch in the Astronaut Office. She then went on a rotation as Assistant for Technical Integration for the Center Director at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Koch is currently training for NASA’s Artemis II mission. Koch’s experience prior to becoming an astronaut spanned both space science instrument development and remote scientific field engineering. Her hobbies include surfing, rock climbing, community service, running, yoga, backpacking, photography and travel.