NASA astronaut and Artemis 2 mission specialist Christina Koch participated in a pre-game event for the NFL match between the Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams. The game took place at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on October 4, 2026. Koch took the field and led fans in singing the Eagles' team anthem, 'Fight Song,' which has become an integral part of the atmosphere at the club's home games. The astronaut's appearance at the stadium was part of a promotional effort for the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, in which a NASA crew will travel on a lunar flyby—the first crewed flight to Earth's satellite in more than half a century. Koch's presence at the sporting event served as a symbolic gesture connecting the agency's space program with popular culture and mainstream sports, as well as a way to draw the attention of a wide audience to the achievements of American space exploration.