Life after the moon: Artemis II's Christina Koch steps down from active astronaut duty

Don't expect any of the Artemis II moon astronauts to fly again soon.On Tuesday (Oct. 13), NASA announced that Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch will become the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer, effective Nov. 1."With this appointment, Koch will transition to management astronaut status and will no longer be eligible for future spaceflight assignments," NASA officials wrote in a statement on Tuesday.Her three Artemis II crewmates had already shared their next moves, none of