Whitson, who has spent more time in space than any other American, was glad to coach three first-time astronauts flying ...

Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says her two main goals were met during the recent Axiom-4 mission to the International ...

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson takes us behind the scenes with a fascinating demonstration of how to don a spacesuit. As she ...

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 ...

Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced space flier, and private pilot John Shoffner, a veteran GT3-class race car driver, plan to lead a four-person crew on a commercial ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance. Whitson's 665 days off the planet -- 288 ...

Wrapping up a record-setting flight, Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut with nearly two years of time in orbit across three missions, returned to Earth Saturday after a 288-day ...

For Peggy Whitson, it's her fourth trip. She's done 10 spacewalks. She is known as space ninja. KELLY: In 2017, she broke the American record for the most cumulative days in space, a total of 665.

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.

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (left) waves while Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin (center) and NASA astronaut Jack Fischer (right) give two thumbs up during a post-landing photo shoot on Sept. 2 ...

Home / Iowa Ideas Astronaut Peggy Whitson to be keynote speaker for Iowa Ideas 2021 The Iowa native spent 665 days in space, more than any other U.S. astronaut ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Peggy Whitson turned 55 on Feb. 9, the same day NASA announced she would be one of six astronauts propelled 240 miles into space next year. A journalist soon asked her if it ...