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Christina Koch just returned from the Artemis II mission — a historic 10-day journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972 — making her the first woman to travel to the Moon. Her reunion video with rescue dog Sadie went viral, and bonus details like carrying Philadelphia Eagles' Super Bowl confetti around the Moon have kept her in the news cycle.
Christina Koch returned from Artemis II, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972, becoming the first woman to travel to the Moon.
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