Her first NASA space mission was in 2002: an extended stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as a crew member of Expedition 5. On her second mission, Expedition 16 in 2007-2008, she became the first woman to command the ISS.

2009年2月9日 · Peggy Whitson (born February 9, 1960, Mount Ayr, Iowa, U.S.) is an American biochemist and astronaut, who was the first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS) and who holds the record among American astronauts and among women for spending the most time in space, nearly 666 days.

2023年10月13日 · Peggy A. Whitson (Ph.D.), an Iowa native, completed two six-month tours of duty and a third, nearly one year mission, aboard the International Space Station. She served as the station commander during her second flight for Expedition 16 and her third for Expedition 51.

2024年11月4日 · Peggy A. Whitson (Ph.D.), an Iowa native, completed two six-month tours of duty and a third, nearly one year mission, aboard the International Space Station. She served as the station commander during her second flight for Expedition 16 and her third for Expedition 51.

2023年5月22日 · 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...

During Ax-2, Whitson became the first female commander of a private space mission, adding to her accomplishment as the first female commander of the ISS, the only woman to serve as ISS commander twice, and the first woman, nonmilitary chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office.

2023年9月3日 · On June 5, 2002, Whitson launched for the ISS and served there for six months. Named the first NASA science officer during her stay in space, Whitson conducted 21 investigations in human life...

5 天之前 · Peggy Whitson ’86, a Rice University alumna and former NASA chief astronaut, is preparing to lead Axiom Space’s fourth private mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The veteran astronaut, who holds the record for the most days spent in space by an American, will command the Axiom 4 mission , which will carry an international ...

4 天之前 · In just a few months, Axiom-4 will launch on its Falcon 9 rocket to send the fourth private astronaut mission to the ISS. It plans to stay on station for two to three weeks. With it will come the return of human spaceflight from the nations of Poland and Hungary since the 1970s and 1980s. Peggy Whitson returns to space… again

2002年12月7日 · Peggy Whitson, Ph.D., America’s most experienced astronaut, served as commander on the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS). During her record-breaking NASA career, she flew on three long-duration space flights and accumulated 665 days in space (now 675 after the Ax-2 ...