NASA's record-breaking astronaut, Peggy Whitson, retired after a 22-year-long career. Whitson, who joined NASA as a researcher in 1986, has spent more time off Earth than any other American, totalling 665 days over three International Space Station missions.
The 58-year-old is the oldest woman to go into space and also the most experienced female spacewalker, with 10 missions. She was born on February 9, 1960, in Mount Ayr, Iowa, US. She is the biochemist and had joined NASA as the researcher in 1986. She was the first woman to command the International Space Station, holding the position twice, and the oldest woman ever to fly in space.
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- NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASA was founded in 1958.
- Jim Bridenstine is the 13th Administrator of NASA.
- Headquarters of NASA: Washington, D.C., United States
- Founder of NASA: Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Founded on 29 July 1958, United States of America
