One of the astronauts who made history with the Artemis II lunar flyby took a piece of New Orleans to the moon.
According to a recent Instagram post by Christina Koch, missions specialist for the Artemis II mission, she brought pieces of confetti from Super Bowl LIX, which was hosted in New Orleans, on her mission to the far side of the moon.
Koch, a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan, attended the game in New Orleans and posted pictures of herself at the Caesar’s Superdome.
Her post read:
“Going to the Moon may have been my Super Bowl, but I sure loved watching yours. (I watch Eagles games on Earth, too.)
“My husband introduced me to this team and city—gritty, hard working and embodying the underdog mentality. Now I’m all in. As a surprise for him, I flew confetti from Super Bowl LIX around the Moon. Go birds!
“Thank you, @jalenhurts and @philadelphiaeagles for the welcome home.”
During Artemis II’s nearly 10-day mission, the astronauts made history, traveling deep into space and capturing images of the moon never seen before.
On their record-breaking flyby, the astronauts reached a maximum of 252,756 miles from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon.
Koch was a mission specialist for Artemis II, alongside commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and fellow mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.
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