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 ...

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.

Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced space flier, and private pilot John Shoffner, a veteran GT3-class race car driver, plan to lead a four-person crew on a commercial ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, is pictured in February 2008 holding a beverage on the middeck of Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-122) while docked with the International Space Station.

Wrapping up a record-setting flight, Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut with nearly two years of time in orbit across three missions, returned to Earth Saturday after a 288-day ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance. Whitson's 665 days off the planet -- 288 ...

For the first time, Whitson thought her dream of becoming an astronaut might be "realistic and achievable." Peggy Whitson aboard a T-38 jet aircraft rehearsing for her first space flight in 2002.

Astronaut Peggy Whitson became NASA's astronaut with the most time in orbit Monday. She is seen here earlier this year, along with fellow astronauts, in the Quest airlock of the International ...

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, who was raised on a farm near Iowa's smallest town of Beaconsfield, soared to become one of the most successful astronauts in American history.