NASA astronaut Christina Koch reflects on transformative University of Ghana study abroad experience
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An old video has resurfaced showing Christina Koch, a mission specialist on NASA's Artemis II mission, discussing her study abroad program at the University of Ghana in 2009. Koch described this experience as one of the most impactful and perspective-gaining of her life, comparable to her space travel. The program, offered through her school, NC State, left a lasting impression on her. Koch was part of the four-member crew on the Artemis II mission, a 10-day spaceflight around the Moon, and was the only woman on board the Orion spacecraft during the mission. In 2019, while on the International Space Station, she shared images of Ghana from space and spoke about her connection to the country, highlighting its beauty and the influence her time there had on her outlook.
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