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Christina Koch leads Eagles fight song at NFL game

The Artemis II astronaut led fans in Philadelphia on Sunday as part of NASA's Inspiration Tour.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch (left, facing the camera) claps on a football field. An NFL cameraperson films her. The Philadelphia Eagles mascot is on the field as well (right), along with a line of cheerleaders in the background. Fans can be seen in the stands.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, a mission specialist on the Artemis II mission, led fans in singing the Eagles Fight Song from the field at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Oct. 4. The Philadelphia Eagles hosted the Los Angeles Rams.

Her appearance was part of NASA's Inspiration Tour, a series of engagements aimed at strengthening connections between NASA and its partners and showcasing innovation. The tour leads up to the MAX POWER aerospace technology expo and airshow, scheduled for early November at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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Nadia Rahimi covers animals, fossils, archaeology and unusual discoveries. She was an educator at a natural history museum in Boston from 2019 to 2024. She has a BA in biology from Tufts University and an MS in paleontology from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Her favourite animal is the coelacanth.

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