Skip to main content

Support WBUR

From the archive: History-making astronaut Christina Koch

46:51

April 04, 2026

U.S. astronaut Christina Koch reacts shortly after the landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-13 space capsule about 150 km south-east of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Sergei Ilnitsky/AP Photo)

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is making history as the first woman to travel around the moon as a crew member on the Artemis II mission. It’s not the first time Koch has made history. In 2020 she told Meghna what it was like to spend a record-breaking 11 months in space.

Wes Martin Freelance Producer

Wes Martin is a freelance producer for On Point.

Meghna Chakrabarti Host, On Point

Meghna Chakrabarti is the host of On Point.

Support WBUR

Support WBUR