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N.C. State grad Christina Koch poised for Artemis II lunar trip

Former North Carolina student and N.C. State graduate Christina Koch is part of the four-person crew selected for NASA’s Artemis II mission, poised to travel around the moon.

Published Mar 31, 2026, 1:26 PM EDT | WFMZZ

Christina Koch, who attended high school and college in North Carolina and graduated from N.C. State, is among the first quartet chosen to travel around the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission. The flight would be the first crewed trip to the moon in 54 years.