Researching Peggy Whitson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 431 people with the Whitson surname? In that year Whitson was ranked number 3148 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peggy means "Form of MARGARET. child of light" and is of Greek origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peggy Whitson and the Whitson Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 430 people with the Whitson surname in the UK? Whitson is now ranked number 3635 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Peggy Whitson
Peggy Whitson
Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) 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. On her second mission, she became first female commander of the ISS with Expedition 16. In 2017, Whitson became the first female astronaut to command the International Space Station twice, and broke the record for the longest single space flight by a woman at 289 days in orbit before returning aboard Soyuz MS-04. This record was broken by Christina Koch's flight, which lasted 328 days.
Whitson holds the records for the oldest woman spacewalker and the record for total spacewalks by a woman. Whitson's cumulative EVA time is 60 hours, 21 minutes, which places her in 5th place for total EVA time. At age 57 on her final flight, she was also the oldest female astronaut ever in space at that time, and remains the oldest woman to fly in Earth orbit.
Whitson returned to Earth on September 3, 2017 having accrued a total of 665 days in space over the course of her career, making her NASA's most experienced astronaut to date. This total was more time in space than any other American and any other woman worldwide.On June 15, 2018, Whitson announced her retirement from the agency, effective on the same day. She later became a consultant for Axiom Space and has been selected to be commander of Axiom Mission 2.
Whitson was included in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2018.
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