NC State honors alum and NASA astronaut Christina Koch

Name: NC State honors alum and NASA astronaut Christina Koch
Uploaded: 2026-08-24T18:22:38.000Z
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Channel: The News&Observer
Description: At a homecoming event on NC State University's campus Monday — dubbed To The Moon and Pack Again — Chancellor Kevin Howell announced that Engineering Building II on Centennial Campus will now be known as Koch Hall. Christina Koch, a three-time graduate of NC State, was one of four astronauts on Artemis II, which set the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.

At a homecoming event on NC State University's campus Monday — dubbed To The Moon and Pack Again — Chancellor Kevin Howell announced that Engineering Building II on Centennial Campus will now be known as Koch Hall. Christina Koch, a three-time graduate of NC State, was one of four astronauts on Artemis II, which set the record for the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.

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Published August 24, 2026

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