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NASA astronaut Christina Koch visits NC A&T State University

NASA astronaut and North Carolina native Christina Koch visited NC A&T State University on Tuesday. This was part of an effort to attract more students to pursue careers in science through STEM education. Advertisement
Posted 2024-04-24T00:05:44+00:00 - Updated 2024-04-24T00:05:44+00:00
A portrait of the Artemis II crew consisting of Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. (Josh Valcarcel/NASA)

NASA astronaut and North Carolina native Christina Koch visited NC A&T State University on Tuesday.

This was part of an effort to attract more students to pursue careers in science through STEM education.
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Koch became an astronaut a decade ago and is scheduled to venture around the moon on Artemis Two, which is scheduled to launch in 2025.

On Tuesday, she spoke with A&T students about her career, which includes serving as a flight engineer on the International Space Station.

However, much of her discussion at the university focused on her upcoming mission.

Read more at WXII12.com.

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