Christina returns to Zero-G News in 2015 in her role as special contributor for the West Coast and launches from Vandenberg, AFB. Christina was one of a few photographers Zero-G News present for the ferry flight and transfer of space shuttle orbiter Endeavour to the California Science Center. Launch of NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), scheduled for January, will mark Christina’s return for the first time since Endeavour’s transition.