Peggy Whitson
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Date of Birth: 2/9/1960
Status: Active
Nationality: United States of America
Agency: Axiom Space (AXS)
Biography
Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemistry researcher, retired NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Her second mission launched October 10, 2007, as the first female commander of the ISS with Expedition 16. She was on her third long-duration space flight and was the commander of the International Space Station for Expedition 51, before handing over command to Fyodor Yurchikhin on June 1, 2017.
Space Experience
Time in Space: 675 days, 3 hours, 52 minutes, and 10 seconds
Number of Flights: 4
Number of Landings: 4
Number of Spacewalks: 10
EVA Time: 2 days, 12 hours, and 25 minutes
First Flight: 6/5/2002
Last Flight: 5/21/2023