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Peggy Whitson, Space Scientist
When astronaut Dr. Peggy Whitson returned from space earlier this year, it was a triumphant conclusion to a lifelong career as a scientist, explorer, and leader. Whitson is a biochemist who became ...
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Peggy Whitson
An astronaut doesn’t scare easily. Yet when I learned that I would partner with Peggy Whitson, the first female chief of the NASA astronaut office, for my inaugural trip to space, I felt an ...
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Dr. Bernard Harris, The First African American To Walk In Space, Will Be Inducted Into The Astronaut Hall Of Fame
Dr. Bernard Harris will be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. The Temple, TX, native graduated from the University of ...
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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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A NASA astronaut who spent 665 days circling the planet reveals the misery of going to the bathroom in space
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has logged a whopping 665 days in space. That's an American record, and it's more time in space than just about anyone else on Earth can claim (aside from seven ...