Question: Which North Carolina native and North Carolina State University graduate has been assigned to NASA’s Artemis II mission?
Answer: Christina Koch [pronounced “Cook”] became a NASA astronaut in 2013. She served as flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expeditions 59, 60, and 61, and has been assigned as Mission Specialist I of NASA’s Artemis II mission. Koch attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where she earned Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering and physics, and a Master of Science in electrical engineering.