Christina H KochVerified account

@Astro_Christina

NASA Astronaut recently back on Earth.

Houston, TX
Joined August 2015

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  1. Montana’s Bridger mountain range from above, and way above. Photo cred: crew mate

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  2. Reminded of seeing the beaches of the Central American coast glide by from space. Barra de La Cruz in Oaxaca, Mexico, one of the finest.

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  3. Days when you get to work with your heroes. Suited up by three-time Shuttle astronaut and my own personal hero as she trains for future missions. This last spacewalk training had part of what astronauts will do outside the real in a couple weeks!

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  5. Science and cargo ready to launch! Watch the Cygnus cargo spacecraft named after astronaut Ellison Onizuka launch today at 5:56 EDT on NASA app or

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  6. What’s more beautiful than a tropical island in the South Pacific from space? It’s incredible people. So wonderful to meet students of and share the things that are possible through hard work, passion, and tech! Big thanks to the for the opportunity.

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  7. Just as stunning from 9000 feet as from 250 miles. The Front Range of and is one of the most distinctive lines on Earth. Had to give those mountains a test run after seeing them from above. Love Being immersed in the landscapes we saw from the .

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  8. Congratulations on a beautiful docking! A new Russian Science module is now part of the !

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  9. Never gets old. 50 years ago today, one of only a handful of human mission rockets launched to the moon for Apollo 15. The next rocket to make the journey is stacked and getting ready as part of for the mission. We’re going.

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  10. Full moon setting, hazy sun rising. Earth and early long beach runs.

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  11. Back to your other happy place! Great to train with you on your first time back in the T-38 jet simulator since space, ! Had to sport my Crew-1 pride in your honor. Look forward to real training flights soon too…hopefully with less jet malfunctions!

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  12. What’s the view from the back seat of the T-38? Check it out in the reflection in my visor. Great training flights this week in the NASA jet that we use to hone our skills reacting to fast problems with crew coordination!

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  13. Eye popping views right now from the ongoing spacewalk to install new solar arrays! Watch on NASA app or

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  14. There’s a new solar array in town. And you can watch it getting installed tomorrow on a spacewalk starting at 8am EDT. The new arrays will provide more power to the station to keep the operations and science always growing! Check out the NASA app or

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  15. Exploring surf spots seen from space! Incredible feeling being in the waves at places I scouted from the . This time it was the south of , surfing Playa Hermosa, Maderas and Remanso. All even more beautiful in person.

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  16. There’s still time to catch some of the Russian spacewalk live in HD from the ! Check out any venue for NASA TV as cosmonauts prep for a new module to be added to the space station.

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  17. As we gather in our traditional ways with our loved ones this Memorial Day, we remember and honor those that sacrificed so that we can do just that.

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  18. Moon rocket main stage! Open the door on the giant rocket assembly building at and on the other side is this breathtaking symbol of human exploration. It’s getting ready to attach to the powerful boosters that will make up the Space Launch System.

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  19. Sunset on the solar arrays might be my favorite kind of sunset.

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  20. There’s about to be another star in the sky! Starliner, that is. Soon to rocket astronauts to the and another partner in exploration that I got to tour .

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