Addressing the nation from aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 60 Flight Engineers from NASA, Christina Koch and Nick Hague, paid a tribute to the 243rd birthday of the United States of America.

To commemorate the 4th of July, the NASA engineers from Expedition 60 Flight celebrated American achievements in space, and announced plans of dispatching the first woman and the next man in space by 2024, which has only been possible due to American will, determination and creativity to break and overcome boundaries.