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Christina Koch just returned from the Artemis II mission—the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972—making her the first woman to travel around the Moon. The story gained extra traction from a viral video of her reuniting with her rescue dog, Sadie, and the detail that she carried Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX confetti on the journey.
A NASA astronaut became the first woman to travel around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972, sparking viral attention from her reunion with her rescue dog and her carrying of Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl LIX confetti.
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