On Jan. 9, 2020, NASA astronaut Christina Koch celebrated her 300th day in area aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Koch and her coworker Anne McClain were arranged to participate in a spacewalk together, however there was just one spacesuit made to fit McClain or Koch, so McClain swapped places with her coworker Nick Hauge so that Koch might wear the one spacesuit that fit both women.Related: Astronauts will not make the 1st all female spacewalk afterallBy October, the team had reconfigured another match to fit Jessica Mier, who then joined Koch on the first all-woman spacewalk. Koch returned to Earth on Feb. 6, 2020, after having invested 328 days in space, setting the record for the longest space mission by a lady. “You understand, being under stay-at-home orders actually for me has actually used a lot more than the seclusion that I experienced for 11 months on board the International Space Station … its enabled me to truly get comfortable with my house life, to reintegrate in my house and in my community,” she said.Related: NASA astronaut Christina Koch shows on 1-year anniversary of first all-woman spacewalkKochs legacySpace travel has actually generally been created for men. I think that Koch and Meir, by their sheer ability and execution, move us closer to a template based on intelligence, dexterity, capability, courage, integrity and quality,” Mae Jemison, a fellow female astronaut, wrote about the pair in Time magazines “The 100 most Influential People of the Year” feature.In December 2020, Koch was chosen as one of the astronauts who will journey to the Moon on NASAs Artemis objectives.
On Jan. 9, 2020, NASA astronaut Christina Koch celebrated her 300th day in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Koch and her associate Anne McClain were arranged to participate in a spacewalk together, however there was just one spacesuit made to fit McClain or Koch, so McClain swapped places with her associate Nick Hauge so that Koch might wear the one spacesuit that fit both women.Related: Astronauts will not make the 1st all female spacewalk afterallBy October, the team had reconfigured another suit to fit Jessica Mier, who then signed up with Koch on the first all-woman spacewalk. I think that Koch and Meir, by their sheer ability and execution, move us closer to a template based on intelligence, dexterity, ability, guts, stability and excellence,” Mae Jemison, a fellow female astronaut, wrote about the set in Time magazines “The 100 most Influential People of the Year” feature.In December 2020, Koch was picked as one of the astronauts who will journey to the Moon on NASAs Artemis missions.