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Peggy Whitson on her space legacy and commanding a new mission for Axiom
From breaking records to breaking barriers, astronaut Peggy Whitson shares what it feels like to see Earth from space.
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This Iowa astronaut is being inducted into the Hall of Fame - and then going back to space
Iowan Peggy Whitson has raked in enough awards and accolades to buckle even the strongest mantel, but this year she’ll add arguably her biggest superlative: Hall of Famer. Whitson — who has ...
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The incredible career of NASA's Peggy Whitson, who applied to become an astronaut 10 times before she broke the American record for space travel
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the 58-year-old from Iowa farm country who spent a record-breaking 665 days in space, retired from the space agency on Friday. "I have hit my radiation limit ...
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‘Follow your dreams’: Astronaut Peggy Whitson inspires next generation ahead Axiom Mission 4
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson is no stranger to breaking barriers. She holds the record as NASA astronaut with the most cumulative days in space and became the ...