Christina Birch
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nationality American
Date Of Birth 1986-11-17
Status In-Training
Type Government
Astronaut Biography
Christina Birch grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biophysics. After earning a doctorate in biological engineering from MIT, she taught bioengineering at the University of California, Riverside, and scientific writing and communication at the California Institute of Technology. She became a decorated track cyclist on the US National Team.
