Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Whitson

Peggy Annette

USA

Peggy Whitson

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Personal data

Birthdate:  09.02.1960
Birthplace:  Mt. Ayr, Iowa
Marital status:  married
Children:  
Selection date:  01.05.1996
Selection group:  NASA-16
Position:  MSP
Status:  Ret. 15.06.2018

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-111 Endeavour / ISS-05 / STS-113 Endeavour  MS / Flight Engineer  05.06.2002 - 07.12.2002 184d 22h 14m 
2  Soyuz TMA-11 / ISS-16  Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR  10.10.2007 - 19.04.2008 191d 19h 07m 
3  Soyuz MS-03 / ISS-50 / ISS-51 / ISS-52 / Soyuz MS-04  Flight Engineer / ISS-CDR  17.11.2016 - 03.09.2017 289d 05h 01m 
4  Ax-2  CDR  21.05.2023 - 31.05.2023 9d 05h 27m 
5  Ax-4  CDR  26.08.2024  
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Total  675d 03h 49m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  STS-105  MS / Flight Engineer
2  Soyuz TMA-9  Flight Engineer
3  Soyuz MS  Flight Engineer
4  Ax-1  CDR
5 Ax-3  CDR

Additional information

Bachelor of science in biology / chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan College, 1981; Ph.D. in biochemistry from Rice University, 1985; Project Scientist and Deputy Division Chief of Medical Science Division at the JSC; hobbies: Windsurfing, biking, basketball, water skiing; Deputy Chief, Astronaut Office, JSC (October 2003 until March 2005); since October 19, 2009 until August 13, 2012 Chief, Astronaut Office, JSC.

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Last update on January 18, 2024.

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