Peggy Whitson

Spacewalk mishap: Astronauts lose important piece of space station's protective shielding

The piece of shielding the astronuats lost, protects against micrometeorite debris and was one of four pieces that Whitson and Kimbrough were installing over the spot left by a relocated docking port.

Mar 30, 2017, 22:23 PM IST

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson makes history, breaks record for most spacewalks by a woman!

Whitson along with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA will reconnect the cables and electrical connections on PMA-3 at its new home on top Harmony.

Mar 30, 2017, 09:41 AM IST

ISS astronauts Shane Kimbrough, Peggy Whitson to conduct second spacewalk on Thursday!

Two astronauts will conduct the second spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday, March 30.

Mar 29, 2017, 21:42 PM IST

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft to dock with space station today

SpaceX Dragon cargo craft's rendezvous to the space station was aborted early Wednesday morning after the spacecraft’s computers received an incorrect navigational update, triggering an automatic wave off.

Feb 23, 2017, 10:42 AM IST

ISS astronauts harvest its fifth crop 'Tokyo Bekana Chinese cabbage' on space station!

Astronauts, who are currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS), are harvesting their fifth on-orbit crop of first crop of Chinese cabbage on space station.

Feb 18, 2017, 00:09 AM IST

Happy Birthday, Peggy Whitson - the oldest woman in space!

NASA astronaut, Peggy Whitson, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated her 57th birthday on Thursday, February 9th at her favourite place- the space.

Feb 09, 2017, 23:47 PM IST

ISS astronaut Thomas Pesquet gets his eye pressure measured 'all in the name of science'!

With the latest photograph Thomas Pesquet just shared, just goes to show the energy they put into their work to help the world develop.

Jan 17, 2017, 00:32 AM IST

At 56, courageous Peggy Whitson becomes oldest woman to perform spacewalk

At 56, Peggy walked in space for nearly 6.5 hours, setting several records.

Jan 08, 2017, 10:40 AM IST

Expeditions 50 astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson complete first spacewalks of 2017!

NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson have completed the first spacewalk of 2017 outside International Space Station (ISS).

Jan 07, 2017, 01:14 AM IST

Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson begins first of two power upgrade spacewalks!

Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA have begun their spacewalk outside International Space Station (ISS).

Jan 06, 2017, 20:34 PM IST

Expedition 50 astronauts prepare for Friday spacewalk

Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson will stow and replace power gear during the first 6.5 hour spacewalk.

Jan 06, 2017, 09:24 AM IST

Expedition 50 astronauts prepare for January spacewalks; NASA announces live telecast!

Prior to each spacewalk, the new batteries will be robotically extracted from a pallet to replace 12 older nickel-hydrogen batteries through a series of robotic operations.

Dec 28, 2016, 23:16 PM IST

Holiday greetings from the ISS: NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the epitome of Christmas spirit!

Whitson can be seen in the ISS's cupola, wearing Christmas colours (red and green) and a santa hat with the beautiful cloud-covered Earth's surface as a backdrop.

Dec 25, 2016, 11:53 AM IST

ISS astronauts share their plans for Christmas celebrations in space!

Their Christmas feast sounds yummy!

Dec 21, 2016, 13:06 PM IST

Russian Soyuz rocket carrying Expedition 50 crew blasts off for space station – Watch!

The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:20 p.m. EST Thursday, November 17, 2016 (2:20 a.m. Nov. 18, Baikonur time).

Nov 18, 2016, 09:35 AM IST