Christina Koch 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord

The Jury for the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, composed of Esther Alcocer Koplowitz, Marchioness of Casa Peñalver, Jaime Alfonsín Alfonso, Marquis of Alfonsín, Fernando de Almansa Moreno-Barreda, Viscount of Castillo de Almansa, José Ramón Álvarez Rendueles, Ernesto Antolin Arribas, Antonio Brufau Niubó, Alfredo Canteli Fernández, Juan Cofiño González, Manuel Contreras Caro, Juan Carlos Escotet Rodríguez, Isidro Fainé Casas, Ana Isabel Fernández Álvarez, José Antonio Fernández Carbajal, Enrique Fernández Rodríguez, Omar González Pardo, Antonio Huertas Mejías, Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juséu, Adolfo Menéndez Menéndez, Olvido Moraleda Linares, Mercedes Oblanca Rojo, José Oliu i Creus, María del Pino Calvo-Sotelo, Matías Rodríguez Inciarte, Juan Sánchez-Calero Guilarte, Antonio Suárez Gutiérrez, Javier Targhetta Roza, Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz and Ignacio Ybarra Aznar, chaired by Adrián Barbón Rodríguez and with Pedro de Silva Cienfuegos-Jovellanos acting as secretary, has decided to grant the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord to American astronaut Christina Koch. The Jury cites her efforts in overcoming personal challenges, supported by extensive group work, as having contributed to extending humanity’s frontiers, exemplified to all via the Artemis II space mission: “Earth, you are a team”.

Oviedo, 17th June 2026