Koch arrived at the ISS along with fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, starting her 328-day stint as Flight Engineer on Expeditions 59, 60 & 61. According to Koch’s bio page on NASA.gov, ‘the crew took part in hundreds of experiments in biology, earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development, including improvements to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer in an effort to extend its life and support its mission of looking for evidence of dark matter and testing 3D biological printers to print organ-like tissues in microgravity’. Koch also learned to play a musical instrument on board the ISS, to surprise her husband on their wedding anniversary. She also became the first astronaut ‘slimed’ in space, as part of an effort in conjunction with Nickelodeon, the children’s cable television channel. She talks more about those experiences starting at 16:10 of the podcast. Koch also ventured out of the station for six spacewalks, including the first all-women spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir on October 18, 2019.
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