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Christina Koch

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
196 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

I will say that conversation I remember so well because he did.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

He brought it up in the perfect Jeremy way of just, and what we had established as a crew is that if we knew we were in that situation, we would handle it with grace and honor and almost a solemnness.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

But I will say, that is beautiful.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

But there was a moment on the mission where it did not serve me because on reentry, I was misunderstanding some of Victor's calls.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

And I thought he was calling our G-loads way higher than they should have been.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

And I thought, well, he's not freaking out, so we're probably fine.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

And then I thought, but wait, we said we wouldn't freak out.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

So I don't actually know.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

Yes, absolutely.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

Some of the- Eat and drink and everything is in the suits.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

All of that.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

Yes, they have a plan for that.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

And we practiced with those systems both on the ground and we did what's called a flight test objective to test them out in space to see how they worked in microgravity.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

And it would not be a fun six days, but the idea is it would be survivable if you use the equipment that's provided.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

for eating and drinking, there's a port, actually, in the side of the helmet.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

And you can put a straw in, and we have these very special nutrition drinks.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

I think it's this actual straw.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

It's actually that straw.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

Turns out, it is.

The Oprah Podcast
Oprah and the Artemis II Crew: To the Moon and Back

It tells me exactly.