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Alumna Astronaut Koch Returns to Earth

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Chancellor Randy Woodson interviews NC State alumna and NASA astronaut Christina Koch on stage in Stewart Theatre.

Oct 25, 2023

Do What Scares You, Says Astronaut Alumna

NASA astronaut and three-time NC State graduate Christina Koch was the featured guest at Chancellor Randy Woodson’s 14th annual fall address.
Christina Koch at astronomy days event.

Jan 31, 2023

Sciences Alumna Christina Koch Returns to North Carolina for Astronomy Days

Astronaut Christina Koch, who earned a bachelor's in physics from NC State, hosted a Q&A at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences' Astronomy Days.

Caleb Keaveney with models of the Perseverance Mars rover and Ingenuity Mars helicopter.

Jun 23, 2022

Sciences Student Caleb Keaveney Selected as a 2022 Astronaut Scholar

Meteorology and applied mathematics double major Caleb Keaveney '23 is among the 2022 recipients of the prestigious Astronaut Scholarship.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is helped out of the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft.

Nov 19, 2020

Launching the Next Generation

NASA astronaut and physics alumna Christina Koch will share how NC State helped prepare her on Dec. 4 as the featured speaker at the university's first virtual commencement.
Astronaut Christina Koch gives a press conference

Feb 13, 2020

Climbing Into Space

Of the many things NASA astronaut Christina Koch learned while earning three degrees at NC State, one of the most useful was her first foray onto the rock climbing wall at Carmichael Gymnasium.
Christina Koch is helped out of a landing capsule

Feb 6, 2020

Alumna Astronaut Koch Returns to Earth

Look back on some of the highlights of Christina Koch's 11-month International Space Station mission.