The world of astronomy and society in general are revolutionized by the mission Artemis II, which, after several decades, returned to the orbit of the Luna to a group of human beings.
Orion, the ship of the operationreturned to Earth a few days ago, so the testimonials of the astronauts involved.
In this sense, the only woman on the crew, Christina Kochmade a publication that captured the reaction of thousands of people, although this was not directly related to details of the missionbut showed the reunion with his bitch Sadie.
«I’m sure I was the happiest part of this reunion»: the video of Christina Koch and her dog
On April 10, the Orion spacecraft of the historic mission Artemis II of the NASA returned to Earth, after carrying out an operation of more than 9 days, many of which were around the Luna.
Among the four crew members who were part of this event, is Christina Kochthe only woman, who was accompanied by her colleagues Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen.
Upon returning, while everyone told details and celebrated the feat achieved, Koch used his social networks to share the reunion with his bitch Sadie.
In an Instagram post made on April 13, he showed a video from the exact moment she returned home and was greeted by the pet.
In it, you can see that, when she was about to enter the home, the dog was wagging her tail and barking desperately, while scratching the glass with her paws.
Finally, Koch opened the door, knelt down to receive the animal, and it went crazy with joy.
At first, it jumped towards his body, but then it began to circle around, while continuing to bark and wag its tail insatiably. The astronaut, meanwhile, was also very happy, a fact that was evident in her laughter.
Through the same post, Koch shared another video in which she can be seen, accompanied by Sadie, while they both run along the shore of a beach.
“I’m pretty sure I was the happiest part of this reunion.”. Sadie taught me everything I needed to know about being an emotional support animal. «I didn’t expect that to be so useful to me,» the American wrote as the footer of the publication.
Who is Christina Koch, the first woman to travel around the Moon
Christina Koch, from now 47 years old, She is originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, although she grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, where she attended high school.
After graduating, he studied at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Physicsand a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Koch’s experience before becoming an astronaut spanned both the development of instruments for space science such as field engineering in remote scientific environments.
Her career began as an electrical engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), where she contributed to the development of instruments for several space science missions.
She later became a research associate for the United States Antarctic Program, which included a one-year stay. He then returned to instrument development for space science in the Space Department of the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University.
Koch later returned to scientific field work in remote environments, with stays at Palmer Station in Antarctica and Summit Station in Greenland. After that, she joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), serving as a field engineer in Alaska, and as station chief of the American Samoa Observatory.
In 2013 it was selected as one of eight members of NASA’s 21st class of astronauts and, in 2015, she completed her training as an astronaut candidate.
In 2018, was assigned to her first flight space, a long-duration mission to the International Space Station (ISS). On this mission, which he carried out on the Russian Soyuz rocket, Koch spent a total of 328 consecutive days in space and participated in the first all-female spacewalks.
After this flight and before being assigned to Artemis IIserved as Chief of the Assigned Crew Division in the Astronaut Office and completed a rotation as a Technical Integration Assistant for the Center Director at the Johnson Space Center of the NASA.
Finally, in April 2026, it went down in history as the first woman to travel around the Moon.
