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Artemis II’s Christina Koch leaves active astronaut duty for NASA engineering role

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Christina Koch will become NASA’s acting deputy chief engineer on Nov. 1, stepping away from active spaceflight duties. Her move means all four Artemis II crewmates have now left active astronaut assignments, shifting the mission’s crew from flight roles into other work ahead of the lunar mission.

Discovered 2026-10-14T09:06:13.518885-07:00 | 2026-10-14T09:06:13.518885-07:00

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  • Koch’s move to an acting deputy chief engineer role places an Artemis II crewmate in a senior technical position at NASA.
  • With all four crewmates now out of active spaceflight duties, the mission’s crew assignments have changed; the report does not specify how or when they may return to flight status.

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