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Christina Koch wanted to be an astronaut for as long as she could remember. And so she became one. Was it as simple as that? The North Carolina State University graduate stopped by the ¹ÏÉñapp studio during a recent visit back to the Tar Heel State.

In August, an inaugural class of 150 high school students will move to the residential campus in the foothills of western North Carolina to begin their junior year. Its grand opening for summer programs is this week.

The North Carolina School of Science and Math has been aiming to open a residential campus in western North Carolina for fall of 2021, but it could be…