Peggy Whitson woke up this morning to break a record after spending 535 days in space.
In
November 2016, Whitson and two other astronauts, from Russia and the
European Space Agency, blasted off for the International Space Station
to conduct hundreds of experiments in biology, earth science and how
lighting affects the crew.
November 2016, Whitson and two other astronauts, from Russia and the
European Space Agency, blasted off for the International Space Station
to conduct hundreds of experiments in biology, earth science and how
lighting affects the crew.
The other two are
sticking to the schedule, but Whitson, the commander, was just extended
by three months, taking advantage of an empty seat when Russia decided
to reduce its crew by one.
sticking to the schedule, but Whitson, the commander, was just extended
by three months, taking advantage of an empty seat when Russia decided
to reduce its crew by one.
Her career total of 535 days in space,
compiled over three trips to the space station, breaks an American
record previously held by Jeff Williams. He has flown four missions,
including on Space Shuttle Atlantis, and returned from the space station
just last September.
It’s not Whitson’s
first record. She has logged more hours spacewalking than any other
woman 57 hours and 22 minutes over eight spacewalks. She was the first
woman to command the space station. And at 57, she is the oldest woman
to travel to space.
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