Peggy Whitson has spent most of her life breaking barriers, and her 57th birthday will just be one more.
That’s because Whitson will be celebrating her birthday aboard the International Space Station in February, after becoming the oldest woman in space Thursday when she launched off from Kazakhstan.
This is Whitson’s third time in space, and her second time as commander. She’s a year older than the previous woman who held the record — Barbara Morgan, who nabbed the record when she was 55 in 2007. Whitson is also the first woman to serve as commander of the Iss, and...
That’s because Whitson will be celebrating her birthday aboard the International Space Station in February, after becoming the oldest woman in space Thursday when she launched off from Kazakhstan.
This is Whitson’s third time in space, and her second time as commander. She’s a year older than the previous woman who held the record — Barbara Morgan, who nabbed the record when she was 55 in 2007. Whitson is also the first woman to serve as commander of the Iss, and...
- 11/17/2016
- by alexheigl
- PEOPLE.com
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