Peggy Whitson

Biography

Peggy Whitson holds the record for the most time spent in space by an American astronaut, accumulating 665 days across three missions. She was the first woman to command the International Space Station and the first female chief of the Astronaut Office at NASA. Growing up on a farm in Iowa, she watched the Apollo moon landings on television and decided to become an astronaut at age nine.

佩吉·惠特森保持着美国宇航员在太空停留时间最长的纪录，在三次任务中累计665天。她是第一位指挥国际空间站的女性，也是NASA宇航员办公室第一位女性负责人。她在爱荷华州的一个农场长大，在电视上观看了阿波罗登月任务，9岁时决定成为宇航员。

Key Achievements

• Most time in space by an American astronaut (665 days)

  美国宇航员太空最长时间纪录（665天）

• First woman to command the International Space Station

  第一位指挥国际空间站的女性

• First female chief of NASA Astronaut Office

  NASA宇航员办公室第一位女性负责人

References & Citations

1. Wikipedia: Peggy Whitson — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Whitson
2. NASA astronaut biography — https://www.nasa.gov/