Whitson, who has spent more time in space than any other American, was glad to coach three first-time astronauts flying ...

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

Iowa native astronaut Peggy Whitson says her two main goals were met during the recent Axiom-4 mission to the International ...

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

The nations of Hungary, India and Poland have officially wrapped their first crewed missions to the International Space Station.

Privately funded American space company Axiom Space successfully finished its Ax-4 mission on Tuesday morning, returning ...

Astronaut Peggy Whitson is back on Earth after more than nine months in orbit - smashing the NASA record for time spent in space. Her latest 288 day mission aboard the International Space Station ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -- NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson was launched on the fifth spaceflight of her career early on ...

The crew of four launched nearly three weeks ago on a flight chartered by the Houston company Axiom Space. Axiom's Peggy Whitson, the most experienced US astronaut, served as mission commander.

Whitson also holds the record for the number of days in space and most spacewalks by a woman. MERRITT ISLAND, Florida -- Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson is heading back into space on Sunday.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Saturday set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, eclipsing the record of 288 days set by former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2016-17.