NASA astronaut Christina Koch made the most of her first trip to the International Space Station by breaking the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman and conducting the first all-female spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir
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"We caught each other's eye and we knew that we were really honored with this opportunity to inspire so many, and just hearing our voices talk to Mission Control, knowing two female voices had never been on the loops, solving those problems together outside -- it was a really special feeling," Koch said of that first spacewalk, on October 18. Koch returns to Earth on Thursday along with European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov.
— Christina H Koch February 5, 2020 Over time, Koch actually forgot she was floating. She adjusted to microgravity so well that she's wondering how she'll readjust to Earth's gravity."Sleep in space has been some of the most restful I've ever had -- no hotspots, no tossing, no turning, never too hot or too cold. I just float in my body's natural position.
— Christina H Koch January 9, 2020 Like other astronauts before her, photographing Earth and regarding it during her spacewalks has given her a new appreciation for her home. "Earth is alive, and I have witnessed its power and beauty from a special vantage point 250 miles above the surface," she said."From the space station we see no borders, no boundaries -- we are all part of one giant organism that breathes and adapts.
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