General News of Saturday, 4 April 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe University of Ghana (UG) has celebrated its alumna, Christina Hammock Koch, one of the four astronauts and the only female on the historic Artemis II mission around the Moon. “Before making history as the first woman to travel beyond low Earth orbit on Artemis II, Christina walked our campus, calling her time here 'life-changing and perspective-deepening’. Now circling the Moon as the only woman on the Artemis II crew,” it added. Meet the NASA astronaut on historic Artemis II mission who attended University of GhanaAbout the historic Artemis II mission:As indicated, Artemis II is a ten-day US spaceflight to send four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. According to reports by CNN, the Artemis II mission marks a historic milestone in humanity’s return to deep space exploration, more than five decades (50 years) after the Apollo 17 mission.

Source: GhanaWeb April 04, 2026 07:18 UTC