Astronaut Christina Koch's 328 Days in Space Are Helping Us Better Prepare for a Trip to Mars

After spending nearly a full year in space, scientists will use Koch’s mission to study how microgravity affects women.

By Hailey Rose McLaughlin
Feb 13, 2020 9:30 PMFeb 13, 2020 10:11 PM
Christina Koch
NASA astronaut Christina Koch (right) upon returning to Earth after a record-breaking stay on the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA / Robert Markowitz)

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Most humans will spend every moment of their lives on Earth. The closest we get to leaving our home planet is jumping in a plane and flying mere thousands of feet above the surface.

Meanwhile, NASA astronaut Christina Koch just stepped back onto the planet after 328 days on the International Space Station, breaking the record for longest continual spaceflight for a woman during her ISS residency.

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