Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Peggy Whitson has spent hundreds of days in the past two-plus decades living among the stars during her illustrious career with ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson, an Iowa native, has spent hundreds of days living among the stars during her career with NASA and Axiom Space. So, what's two more weeks? Whitson, a veteran astronaut and ...

On May 23, 2017, NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer took an urgent and unplanned spacewalk to replace a broken ...

Iowa native and former astronaut Peggy Whitson will come out of retirement and return to weightlessness next month as the first female commander of a private space mission. Whitson, who grew up on a ...

What does it take to become an astronaut? Dr. Peggy Whitson, NASA’s former chief astronaut, will tell you it is a journey. Dr. Whitson should know, as she is a trailblazer whose journey to the heights ...

Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has logged more time in space than any American or any woman worldwide, joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss a new mission for Axiom. Whitson, who completed 10 ...

Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson is featured in a national interview with Norah O’Donnell on the CBS program “Person to Person.” The Beaconsfield native reflected on her recent space flight, the ...

Together, Harris and Whitson will raise the hall's ranks to 111. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with astronaut Peggy Whitson about her most recent trip to space, commanding a private company mission. If you've ever traveled somewhere that left you so enthralled, you ...

Iowa astronaut Peggy Whitson is gearing up for her fourth trip to space and inspiring the next generation of girls in STEM. ALL MONTH LONG WE’RE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF WOMEN DURING WOMEN’S ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Florida -- Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson is heading back into space on Sunday. NASA officials say the weather looks favorable for the afternoon launch of the Space-X Dragon from the ...

Before this week, Peggy Whitson had spent a cumulative 665 days in space over her career, giving her the NASA record. She's not done yet. Who is she? Whitson, 63, is a biochemistry researcher, retired ...