NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson added to her record-breaking profession by turning into the oldest lady in house.
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Her mission to the Worldwide Area Station (ISS) launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, Nov. 18 (Kazakh time.)
At 56 years previous, Whitson broke the file earlier held by Barbara Morgan. John Glenn nonetheless holds the file for oldest particular person in house at 77.
Whitson was joined by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet. She is going to function commander of the ISS throughout the six-month mission.
Whitson turned the primary lady to function commander of the ISS throughout her final mission from 2007-2008. She can be anticipated to interrupt the U.S. file of 534 days in house throughout her present journey.
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