Iowan Peggy Whitson set for record-breaking return to space.

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Iowan Peggy Whitson set for record-breaking return to space.
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Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut, will be the first female commander of a private space mission when she leads Axiom Mission 2 to the International Space Station in May. The mission is expected to last 12 days and will include over 20 experiments aimed at bettering the world. Whitson spent 665 days in space over three NASA missions and was the first woman to command the International Space Station twice.

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