Christina Koch Followed Her Dream Job to Become a NASA Astronaut

Christina Koch's dream job as an electrical engineer at NASA Goddard helped set her up to become an astronaut. Where can your dreams take you?

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Music: "Anticipation Instrumental" from Universal Production Music

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Katy Mersmann (NASA/GSFC): Lead Producer
Wade Sisler (NASA/GSFC): Producer

Video Description:
0:00 Christina Koch sits in her blue astronaut flight suit, talking to the camera.
0:34 On a black screen, white text reads "Christina Koch's dream job -- Goddard electrical engineer -- was one step on her journey to become an astronaut.
0:34 White text fades on that reads "Where could your dreams take you?"
0:40 Back to Christina.

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