Christina Koch and Google’s James Manyika discuss space and AI

Christina Koch and AI shape space exploration with NASA insights and Artemis II See how astronauts, robotics, and discovery point to life beyond Earth

NASA astronaut Christina Koch appears in a new episode of Google’s Dialogues on Technology and Society series with James Manyika, Google’s Senior Vice President of Research, Labs, Technology & Society. The conversation looks back at Koch’s career, including her 328 days on the International Space Station, her role in the first allfemale spacewalk, and her upcoming Artemis II mission around the Moon. Koch and Manyika also discuss how astronauts, robotics, and AI work together in space exploration, along with broader questions about discovery and life beyond Earth.