Christina Koch

Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch returns to Earth from space station

The trio departed the International Space Station (ISS) at 11.20 am IST (12.50 am EST) and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 2.41 pm IST (4.12 am EST) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.

Feb 06, 2020, 16:12 PM IST

NASA astronaut Christina Koch returning to Earth after record space station mission

Koch`s mission broke the record for the longest continuous stay in space by a woman, previously held by NASA`s Peggy Whitson.

Feb 06, 2020, 08:57 AM IST

US astronauts embark on first all-female spacewalk

Koch and Meir, clad in white spacesuits and tethered by cords to the station some 254 miles (408 km) above Earth, stepped into outer space at 7:38 am Eastern time (1138 GMT) to replace a faulty power unit designed to help condition energy stored from the station`s solar panels, NASA announced online as it showed live video of the action.

Oct 19, 2019, 00:16 AM IST