{"id":608215,"date":"2026-04-26T22:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608215\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T22:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T22:47:14","slug":"it-was-a-life-changing-experience-of-my-entire-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/608215\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It was a life-changing experience of my entire life\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Christina <\/a>Christina Koch studied at the University of Ghana<\/p>\n

An old video has resurfaced showing Christina Koch, a mission specialist on NASA\u2019s Artemis II mission, speaking about how her time studying in Ghana shaped her life.<\/p>\n

In the said interview from 2023, Koch spoke about her study abroad programme at the University of Ghana, describing it as one of the most impactful experiences she has had.<\/p>\n

Ghana to honour astronaut Christina Koch after historic Artemis II Moon mission<\/a><\/p>\n

She explained that the programme, offered through her school, NC State, gave her a new perspective and left a lasting impression.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy study abroad, I studied abroad in Ghana, and that was a specific program that NC State was one of only a few colleges to offer, and that was by far the most perspective-gaining and life-changing experience of my entire life, right up there with going to space,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Koch was part of the four-member crew on the Artemis II mission, a 10-day spaceflight that flew around the Moon and returned to Earth. <\/p>\n

She was the only woman on board the Orion spacecraft during the mission.<\/p>\n

She studied at the University of Ghana in 2009 as part of a study abroad programme, an experience she has consistently described as life-changing.<\/p>\n

Meet the NASA astronaut on historic Artemis II mission who attended University of Ghana<\/a><\/p>\n

In 2019, while aboard the International Space Station, Koch shared images of Ghana from space and spoke about her connection to the country.<\/p>\n

She described Ghana as a beautiful country with amazing people and reflected on how her time there influenced her outlook on life.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy study abroad in Ghana\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded was by far the most perspective-gaining and life-changing experience of my entire life right after I was going to space.” \u2014 Christiana Koch, Specialist of the NASA Artemis II mission and the only woman to travel to the moon.#VOKLive<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/NyGbNaTy7M<\/a><\/p>\n

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MAG\/AE<\/p>\n