Christina Hammock Koch, NC STEM Hall of Fame
Channel: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Date: 2022-03-30

NCSSM celebrates Christina Koch as one of three female pioneers who have made inspirational contributions to STEM fields, their professions, the state of North Carolina, and beyond, one of a cohort of three women in STEM being welcomed into the NC Stem Hall of Fame. She is a NASA astronaut and served as flight engineer on the International Space Station from March 2019 to February 2020, setting a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in space, during which she conducted six spacewalks, including the first three all-women spacewalks. She graduated from the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics and holds bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and physics and a master’s degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University. She serves on the NCSSM Board of Trustees.

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