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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Peggy Whitson, welcome back to Earth. WHITSON: Well, it's - I would say it's great to be back, but it was great to be up there, too. So it was a great experience all around.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson On Breaking Barriers In Space: 'I've Always Tried To Push Myself' Peggy Whitson is one of PEOPLE's 25 Women Changing the World ...

For the first time, Whitson thought her dream of becoming an astronaut might be "realistic and achievable." Peggy Whitson aboard a T-38 jet aircraft rehearsing for her first space flight in 2002.

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who was raised on a farm near Iowa's smallest town of Beaconsfield, soared to become one of the most successful astronauts in American history.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats Dec. 8, 2016, through a tangle of cables inside the Columbus module aboard the International Space Station.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson became NASA's astronaut with the most time in orbit Monday. She is seen here earlier this year, along with fellow astronauts, in the Quest airlock of the International ...

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.