Updated by Shamin Z. on April 16, 2026
The First Woman, NASA Astronaut Christina Koch went around The Moon in April 2026!
Christina Hammock Koch, selected as a NASA astronaut in 2013, make herStory as the first woman to travel to the Moon as a mission specialist on the Artemis II mission. She previously served as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station during Expeditions 59, 60, and 61.
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