Peggy Whitson

About Peggy Whitson

She became the first female captain of the International Space Station on Expedition 16. She set a new record for the longest solo space trip by a woman in 2017.

Peggy Annette Whitson is an American biochemist, retired NASA astronaut and former NASA chief astronaut. Her first space mission began in 2002, with her long time on the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Her second mission was performed on October 10, 2007. as the first female commander of the ISS with Expedition 16. She completed a third long 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 shuttle STS-120, led by astronaut Pam Melroy, is the first time two women have been in command of a mission to fly into orbit at the same time. After completing her eighth EVA in March 2017, Whitson now holds the record for the oldest woman to walk in space and the record for a woman's total number of space walks, was snatched by her after her ninth and tenth EVA in May 2017, overtaking Sunita Williams, who finished seventh.

Nationality	American
Total EVAs	10
Missions	STS-111/STS-113 (Expedition 5), Soyuz TMA-11 (Expedition 16), Soyuz MS-03/MS-04 (Expedition 50/51/52)
Born	February 09, 1960, Mount Ayr, Iowa, U.S.
Time in space	665 days 22 hours 22 minutes
Status	Retired
Other occupation	Biochemist Astronaut Research Scientist
Alma mater	Iowa Wesleyan University, Rice University
Total EVA time	60 hours, 21 minutes
Selection	1996 NASA Group

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Trivia

She served on Expedition 5 and Expedition 16.

Peggy Whitson before fame

She has a doctorate in biochemistry.

Achievement of Peggy Whitson

She was a member of Expeditions 5 and 16.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Peggy Whitson family life

In 1989, she married Clarence Sams.

Associations of Peggy Whitson

She, like astronaut Sally Ride, achieved a first for women.

Peggy Whitson Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	163 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Brown