Space Station Commander Sets New U.S. Record »
Posted By siliconskater 5 months, 3 weeks ago in Science & TechnologyNASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, the station's first female commander, surpassed her 374th day in space to take the U.S. title for most cumulative time spent in orbit. By the time she lands on Saturday with flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko and South Korean astronaut So-yeon Yi, she'll increase her lead to 377 days in orbit over two spaceflights.
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