Christina Koch, a trailblazing NASA astronaut who was educated in Ghana, is making history as the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit on the Artemis II mission.
Ghana is celebrating her and her entire team along with the rest of the world.
Koch's connection to the West African is a notable part of her story. She spent a life-changing time as an exchange student at the University of Ghana during the 1999/2000 academic year, studying astrophysics and immersing herself in Ghanaian culture.
Ghana is celebrating her and her entire team along with the rest of the world.
Koch's connection to the West African is a notable part of her story. She spent a life-changing time as an exchange student at the University of Ghana during the 1999/2000 academic year, studying astrophysics and immersing herself in Ghanaian culture.
Even in space, she has not forgotten the country. She hoisted the Ghanaian flag as they travelled in the spacecraft as a sign of gratitude and tribute to the West African country.
Ghanaian President John Mahama expressed his happiness and wished her and her team success in their mission to the moon and a safe return.
Ghanaian President John Mahama expressed his happiness and wished her and her team success in their mission to the moon and a safe return.
President Mahama said Koch's gesture of hoisting the Ghanaian flag in outer space “was a deeply touching moment for every Ghanaian”.
President Mahama added that her journey from the classrooms of the University of Ghana to the frontiers of space exploration serves as “a powerful inspiration” to every young Ghanaian and African.
President Mahama added that her journey from the classrooms of the University of Ghana to the frontiers of space exploration serves as “a powerful inspiration” to every young Ghanaian and African.
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