Peggy whitson the sky the limit

 in a field dominated men Peggy Whitson  is a game changer. There  astronaut sparked  headlines when she spent 665 consecutive  days in space  more than  any other American astronaut  male or female she is also the first woman to command the international  space Station (ISS) and was  part of NASA"S first women led mission to space prior to here retirement in 2018 Whitson  went up once more when at the age 56 she became the oldest woman in space on the ground whitson's work was equally impressive as she became the first woman to hold the position  of chief of the  astronaut  from 2009 to 2021 whitson's groundbreaking career has forever etched her name among the most accomplished in the history of the space program. from called national geographic  kids almanac.