(Radio Iowa) – Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson is scheduled to command another two-week mission to the International Space Station next year.
At 64 years old, Whitson is considered America’s most experienced astronaut. The Beaconsfield native flew on three NASA long-duration space flights and the Axiom 2 Mission in May of last year. She’s spent a total of 675 days in space, more than any other U-S astronaut or woman astronaut in the world. The next Axiom mission, AX-4, will use a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and a Dragon spacecraft, launching from Florida.
Whitson’s commanding an international crew of four, with the other three astronauts hailing from India, Poland and Hungary. Axiom has not released a specific date for the launch, only saying it’ll be in the spring of 2025.