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

After extending her cumulative days in orbit to 695 — more than any other American in space exploration history — Iowa native ...

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

The crew of Axiom-4 (Ax-4) have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ...

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

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, is pictured in February 2008 holding a beverage on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) while docked with the International Space Station.

Peggy Whitson is one of PEOPLE's 25 Women Changing the World Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who focuses on human interest, crime and sports stories. The first time Peggy Whitson left ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — 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 also holds the record for the longest space flight any woman has ever taken: 289 days. Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats inside Japan’s Kibo laboratory module on June 22, 2017.

In this Thursday, April 13, 2017 image from video made available by NASA, astronaut Peggy Whitson speaks during an interview aboard the International Space Station. The commander of the ISS says ...