NASA grounds its longest-flying female astronaut—by handing her the keys to the engineering kingdom

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Local News · Florida · October 13, 2026

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NASA astronaut and engineer Christina Koch will become the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer Nov. 1, bringing experience from two spaceflights and from a career developing and operating complex systems in some of the world’s most demanding environments.

Reported by WESH Orlando, October 13, 2026. Read the full story at WESH Orlando →

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