11 Months in Space

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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When astronaut Christina Koch embarked on her 11-month spaceflight, she knew it would be a record-breaking mission; what she didn’t know is that she would return to Earth just at the start of a global pandemic. CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta celebrates Women’s History Month with an extended conversation with Koch about her remarkable journey and all that she has accomplished. Plus, Koch shares her tips for mentally preparing for a challenge, whether you’re in up space or here on Earth. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Munch Command has been issued, booster ignition, and liftoff.
0:07.6	We have liftoff of Nick Hague and Christina Cook now on their way to the International Space
0:12.5	Station.
0:14.8	On March 14, 2019, astronaut Christina Cook traveled to a place where very few have gone before.
0:22.2	Christina Cook of NASA, the first one through the hatch, being greeted by her crewmates aboard
0:27.1	the International Space Station.
0:29.5	Christina spent 328 days in space.
0:32.5	It's about 11 months in total, and it was a record-breaking mission in many ways that
0:38.1	was the longest single space flight by a woman.
0:41.5	And she completed the first all-woman spacewalk.
0:44.7	Christina Cook, your record holder, she is out, thumbs up, and a deep smile.
0:52.0	But when Christina made it back to Earth in February, 2020, a lot here was about to change.
0:58.8	And then, of course, going into the pandemic, it almost just felt like a prolonged second
1:02.9	part of my mission.
1:05.0	Earlier this season, I talked to Christina about how her time in space and the pandemic altered
1:10.0	her perception of time.
1:12.2	To be honest, I've always been captivated by space travel, so I was over the moon to
1:16.4	be talking with a real-life astronaut.
1:19.4	So on today's show, I wanted to share even more of our conversation, some of the most
1:23.9	interesting bits that didn't make it into the earlier episode, and in light of women's
1:28.7	history month, I thought now would be the perfect time to celebrate all that Christina
1:33.8	has accomplished and to hear a little bit more about her personal story.
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