NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth as American who spent most time in space
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson touched down to Earth on Sunday, completing a record-shattering 288-day mission
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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson touched down to Earth on Sunday, completing a record-shattering 288-day mission that put her over the top as the American who has spent the most cumulative amount of time in space. AP
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Whitson, 57, is also the oldest female astronaut in the history of space exploration, was the first female International Space Station commander, and holds the record for number of spacewalks (10) by a woman. AP
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Whitson (left) crewmates Jack Fischer (right) of NASA and Fyodor Yurchikhin (centre) of Russian space agency Roscosmos landed in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan at 7.31 am local time Sunday (0121 GMT) in a Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft. AP
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Ground personnel help US astronaut Jack Fischer after landing. Jack “2Fish” Fischer, 43, went into space as a rookie but has won over space-watchers with his boundless enthusiasm during his four-and-a-half months aboard the ISS. AP
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Ground personnel help Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin after landing. Yurchikhin logged even more time in space than Whitson: 673 days over five missions. Yurchikhin is now No. 7 on the world’s all-time endurance list, followed by Whitson at No. 8. AP
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Ground personnel help Peggy Whitson from the capsule after landing. After earning a doctorate in biochemistry in 1985, Whitson worked as a NASA scientist for seven years before starting as an astronaut in 1997. AP
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