Today, on the podcast, to highlight International Women’s Day, host Eva Hartling speaks with Peggy Whitson, the NASA astronaut who has achieved the most days in space for any man or woman in the world. With a total of 665 days in space, Whitson also holds the record for the oldest woman spacewalker and the most spacewalks by a woman. Whitson is a biochemistry researcher and retired NASA astronaut; she is a consultant for Axiom Space, the company building the next International Space Station for which she has been selected to be commander of Axiom Mission 2, the second all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, set to launch in May of this year. On her next space mission, she will become the first female commander of a private space mission, adding to her accomplishment as the first female commander of the ISS, the only woman to serve as ISS commander twice, and the first woman, nonmilitary chief of NASA’s Astronaut Office. Peggy was recognized as TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2018. Please note this episode was recorded before the Ax-2 mission was announced.

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