Biographies of U.S. Astronauts
KochChristina Hammock "Nana"USA |
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Personal data
| Birthdate: | 29.01.1979 |
| Birthplace: | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Marital status: | married |
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| Selection date: | 17.06.2013 |
| Selection group: | NASA-21 |
| Position: | PLT |
| Status: | Ret. 31.10.2026 |
Spaceflights
| No. | Mission | Position | Time | Duration |
| 1 | Soyuz MS-12 / ISS-59 / ISS-60 / ISS-61 / Soyuz MS-13 | Flight Engineer | 14.03.2019 - 06.02.2020 | 328d 13h 58m |
| 2 | Artemis II | MS | 01.04.2026 - 11.04.2026 | 9d 01h 32m |
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| Total | 338d 15h 30m | |||
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Additional information
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Calls Jacksonville, N.C., home. Koch holds
undergraduate and graduate degrees from North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, N.C. She served as National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration Station Chief in American Samoa. NASA engineer and astronaut
Christina Koch will serve as the agency's acting deputy chief engineer
beginning on November 01, 2026 |
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Last update on October 18, 2026.  |
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