Astronaut Christina Koch shares her vision of ENC from the space

Astronaut Christina Koch shared a special message from Earth Day with a unique look at East Carolina from space.

Koch shared the picture Monday on his Facebook page overlooking the shoreline of East Carolina. She said it was her first glimpse of the North Carolina coast from space.

In her post, she wrote: "This has taken my breath off the focus.Our first glimpse of the North Carolina coast from space.It is a special thing of see from above where you grew up – the ocean my fascination for things that make me feel small and first planted the seeds of a purpose to explore. "

Koch is on his first mission to the International Space Station as a NASA astronaut.

She grew up in Jacksonville and attended White Oak High School before moving to the NS School of Science and Math in Durham. She is a graduate of N.C.