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 ...

After extending her cumulative days in orbit to 695 — more than any other American in space exploration history — Iowa native ...

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

The crew of Axiom-4 (Ax-4) have been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ...

Peggy Whitson made history as the first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007, but behind the success was her grit of applying to become an astronaut for 10 years.

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.

It was the fourth private astronaut mission funded by Houston-based Axiom Space and the second commanded by veteran astronaut ...

Whitson also holds the record for the longest space flight any woman has ever taken: 289 days. Astronaut Peggy Whitson floats inside Japan’s Kibo laboratory module on June 22, 2017.

It was fun to do science in space, but challenging, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said, speaking about the milestones of the ...

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. A journalist soon asked her if it ...