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Christina Koch peers out of a window on the Orion spacecraft, looking back at Earth from space. Image Credit: NASA

The Science of Space Travel

NASA astronaut and NC State alumna Christina Koch is helping to shape the future of space travel. (Image credit: NASA)

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Nicholas Garman

Nicholas Garman

Meteorology
Class of 2028

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Meet the Moon Tree named Christina. 🌕🌲

This 6-foot loblolly pine on Centennial Campus is a second-generation Moon Tree, descended from seeds that traveled to the moon aboard Apollo 14.

Now, it honors another Wolfpack alumna who made her own journey around the moon. 🚀🐺

Learn more about Christina’s Moon Tree! Link in bio.
A major honor for NC State oceanographer Catherine Davis! 🌊👏

Davis received the Nanne Weber Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union for her contributions to research on past ocean conditions and climate.

Learn more about her work at the link in bio.