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Updated: Thu 18 Jun 2026 09:03 CET

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Artemis II astronaut mission specialist Christina Koch poses for photos in New York. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty/AFP)

US astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to take part in a lunar mission, was on Wednesday named the winner of a top Spanish prize for having "helped extend the frontiers of humanity".