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- Born and live February 9, 1960- still alive She grew up on a farm outside the town of Beaconsfield Iowa.
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- Peggy Whitson was the first female, nonmilitary Chief of the Astronaut Office.During her long NASA career she traveled to the International Space Station for three long-duration missions culminating in a total of 665 days in space, and became the first woman commander of the ISS.Definition: The International Space Station
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- Whitson spent 288 days onboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 50, 51, and 52, conducting four spacewalks and contributing to hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science.Peggy Whitson, Ph.D., America's most experienced astronaut, flew on three NASA long-duration space flights and Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), accumulating 675 days in space, more than any other American astronaut or woman in the world.Growing up in rural Iowa, Whitson dreamed of becoming an astronaut as she watched the first men walk on the moon that is how she got inspired.Peggy Whitson was the first female, nonmilitary Chief of the Astronaut Office. During her long NASA career she traveled to the International Space Station for three long-duration missions culminating in a total of 665 days in space
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