Astronaut Peggy sets US record
ASTRONAUT Peggy Whitson has broken the record for the longest time spent in space by an American.
The International Space Station commander surpassed the previous best of 534 days, two hours and 48 minutes, set last year by Jeffrey Williams.
Whitson, 57, is already the world’s most experienced spacewoman and female spacewalker. And she is the oldest woman to have gone into space.
By the time she returns to Earth in September, she will have logged 666 days in orbit over three flights.
President Donald Trump called Whitson on the space station to pass on his congratulations.
He said her achievement was “incredible”.
The world record of 879 days is held by Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka. A LUCKY Tunnock’s worker took the biscuit when he won £50,000 from a £2.50 flutter at his local bookies.
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