Almost two years in space is how much time one Iowa native has spent in her astronaut career.
Throughout her career, Peggy Whitson completed 10 spacewalks. With a career total of 665 days spent in space, Whitson holds the record of the most time spent in space.
This is longer than any astronaut in America and longer than any other woman in the world. The record is listed with countless others on NASA’s website, acknowledging just how much Whitson has accomplished during her career.
“I have had a lot of opportunities,” Whitson said. “It is very special to represent the fact that women are in space, and I’m proud to be that representative.”
She said she has always challenged herself to live outside of her comfort zone and accept jobs that allowed her to embrace challenges. She said she first wanted to become an astronaut when she was 9 and witnessed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the Moon.
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