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How Christina Koch went from North Carolina to a Moon Mission

Jacksonville

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Apr 2, 2026

How Christina Koch went from North Carolina to a Moon Mission

Koch grew up in Jacksonville, went to high school in Durham, got three degrees from NC State, and is now going to be the first woman to orbit the moon. Here's the long road that led her there.

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich
The story of North Carolina's most hardcore hurricane picture (and its connection to Apollo 11)

Apollo 11

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Aug 7, 2025

The story of North Carolina's most hardcore hurricane picture (and its connection to Apollo 11)

This image from Hurricane Hazel was taken by a legendary photographer and never seems to go away. So who's the guy in the foreground? Only the guy who made it possible to watch the first moon landing!

Jeremy Markovich
Jeremy Markovich

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