Christina Koch: NASA astronaut sets new female record by spending 328 days in space
- Christina Koch will no doubt be a source of inspiration to women with the new female space record she has set
- The NASA astronaut has completed the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman
- Koch spent 328 days on the International Space Station
- The NASA astronaut surpassed the previous record held by fellow American Peggy Whitson
NASA astronaut Christina Koch has set new female space record by completing the longest-ever single spaceflight by a woman.
According to BBC, the Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Koch parachuted down to the grasslands of Kazakhstan at around 09:12 GMT.
Legit.ng gathers that Koch spent 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS), surpassing the previous record held by fellow American Peggy Whitson.
Koch surpassed the 289-day record set by fellow American Whitson.
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Koch's stay is just 12 days short of the all-time US record set by Scott Kelly, who was on the ISS from 2015-2016.
Speaking of her feat, Koch said: "I'm so overwhelmed and happy right now."
She said being a source of inspiration for someone else is an honour for her.
Source: UGC
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Dr Jonny Kim, a former Navy SEAL who became a doctor joined NASA's latest class of astronauts that would be sent into outer space.
Dr Kim graduated on Friday, January 10, from training for a mission that will send him along with 11 other astronauts into outer space.
The 35-year-old said he always chased adventure and getting out of his comfort zone.
Dr Kim, who said it took a while to find his calling, will make history as the first Korean-American NASA astronaut to embark on assignments to the Space Station, on Artemis missions to the Moon and potentially on the first human exploration mission to Mars.
A friend who was killed in combat made him change his career. He attended Harvard Medical School where he specialised in emergency medicine and graduated in 2016.
He said in an interview with the Harvard Gazette: "There wasn't much I could do, just make sure his bleeding wasn't obstructing his airway, making sure he was positioned well."
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