Happy birthday, astronaut Christina Koch!

Christina Koch, born January 29, 1979 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, recently set the world record on December 28, 2019 for longest continuous time in space by a woman.  And she's still counting.

This is her first time in space.  She launched in Soyuz MS-12 in March 2019 to the International Space Station as part of Expedition 59.  Since then, she has participated in Expedition 60 and is currently part of Expedition 61.  She conducted the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir in October 2019.

Congratulations Christina Koch, longest space flight by a female!

Back in October, Christina Koch made history by participating in the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir.  She made history again today by setting the record for the longest space flight by a woman for 289 days, breaking the record set earlier by Peggy Whitson.