CBS News: Christina Koch returns to Earth after record 11-month stay aboard space station
Koch set a world record for longest single flight by a female astronaut or cosmonaut
Koch has some inspirational words as she returned to solid ground, “What will I miss? The exquisite beauty of both the planet Earth and this marvel that its amazing people created.”
Thumbs up and a huge smile from @Astro_Christina! 😊👍
Her first spaceflight became a 328-day mission with 5,248 orbits of Earth, a journey of 139 million miles, roughly the equivalent of 291 trips to the Moon & back. #CongratsChristina & welcome home: https://t.co/8MFSftrUyR pic.twitter.com/zlmY2yYJDe
— NASA (@NASA) February 6, 2020
