Astronauts
Peggy Whitson
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.
| Organization | Axiom Space |
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| Nationality | |
| Status | Active |
| Flights | 5 |
| Time in space | 695 d 6 h 50 min |
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Provenance
| Source | Launch Library 2 — Active astronauts |
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| Feed | ll2/astronauts |
| Provider data as of | not stated |
| First observed here | 18 Oct 2026, 16:22 EDT |
| Last observed here | 18 Oct 2026, 16:22 EDT |
| In latest snapshot | Yes |
| Record identifier | 1475123c-fe67-5a31-ab14-8b3bfafcb16d |
Local observation history
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