No dia 14 de março deste ano, a norte-americana Christina Koch foi lançada ao espaço como tripulante nas expedições 59 e 60 na Estação Espacial Internacional.
Ela viajou como engenheira de voo da nave Soyuz MS-12, ao lado do russo Aleksei Ovchinin e do também norte-americano Nick Hague.
O que poucos sabiam é que Christina é surfista da Carolina do Norte e assídua fã do esporte dos reis.
Direto do espaço, ela tem postado diversas imagens de lugares como Raglan, Duranbah, Bali, Taiti, dentre outros. A hashtag usada pela “astrosurfer” é #swellfromspace.
Clique aqui para acompanhar as aventuras de Christina Koch no Instagram.
Lined up, even from the @Space_Station. Watching the sets wrap in over Raglan Bay, New Zealand. #SwellFromSpace pic.twitter.com/DJ6ShKHTYz
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) May 20, 2019
The @Space_Station orbital inclination gives us a straight shot connecting Bali and the beaches of Australia. Beautiful view of the competition sites as the @wsl championship tour bounces back and forth between the two. #swellfromspace pic.twitter.com/KrrfkU2iS3
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) May 13, 2019
It took my breath away as it came into focus. My first glimpse of coastal North Carolina from space. It’s a special thing to see from above the place where you grew up–the ocean that first inspired my fascination with things that make me feel small & planted the seed to explore. pic.twitter.com/OZoqiOVtRR
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) April 22, 2019
Can already see the long period SSW swell showing in southern Tahiti and even breaking on the reef. Hoping for another good view of Teahupo’o from the @Space_Station when it peaks later this week! #SwellFromSpace pic.twitter.com/H7fUQxyeP8
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) May 8, 2019
One of the last frontiers I can’t wait to explore one day, Alaska’s unmistakable Aleutian Islands. pic.twitter.com/NWU3yaQTur
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) April 26, 2019
Eyes on. Duranbah Beach, Gold Coast, Australia–first stop of the World Surf League Championship Tour–from the @Space_Station. Congratulations, @caroline_markss on your first @wsl CT win! #SwellFromSpace pic.twitter.com/SxYB9QeSkC
— Christina H Koch (@Astro_Christina) April 10, 2019
It's #FollowFriday! Follow first time flier @Astro_Christina before she launches to @Space_Station on March 14th🚀
Want to know more about Christina? Check out her astronaut bio: https://t.co/dEco3rmtWE pic.twitter.com/qARK3ZrI5P— ARCHIVED NASA Astronauts (@NASA_Astronauts) March 8, 2019
Fonte Carve Magazine