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NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to NC State this week
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Key Points:
- NASA astronaut Christina Koch, an alumna of North Carolina State University, will visit the campus on August 24-25 for an event titled "Around the Moon and Pack Again."
- On Monday, the public can attend a welcome celebration at The Oval on Centennial Campus from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., followed by a media Q&A session at Duke Energy Hall from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m., which will be livestreamed.
- Tuesday's activities include private events for students and faculty, featuring a student-led discussion on wellness and a presentation with the university chancellor; these sessions will also be livestreamed but are closed to the public.
- Koch participated in the Artemis II mission in April, becoming the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit and orbit the moon, marking NASA's first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
