Born 1960s.
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
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Biography
Peggy Annette Whitson (born February 9, 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut.
1960
Born in Mount Ayr, Ringgold, Iowa, USA
1981
Bachelor of Science in Biology/Chemistry, Iowa Wesleyan College.
1985
Doctorate in Biochemistry, Rice University .
1989
Research Biochemist, Johnson Space Center.
1995
Awarded the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, her first of 2. [1]
NASA Exceptional Service
1996
Selected by NASA in Astronauts Group 16 [2]
2002
Flew on Endeavour STS-111 as MS4 with Kenneth Cockrell , Paul Lockhart , Philippe Perrin , Franklin Chang-Diaz , Valery Korzun and Sergei Treshchov . Returned on STS-113.
STS-111
2003
Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, her first of 2, and the NASA Space Flight Medal, her first of 2. [1]
NASA Distinguished Service
NASA Space Flight
2006
Awarded the NASA Certificate of Appreciation, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal, her second of 2 and the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, her first of 2. [1]
NASA Exceptional Service
2007
Flew on Soyuz TMA-11 as FE1 with Yuri Malenchenko and Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor .
Soyuz TMA-11
2008
Awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, her second of 2 and the NASA Space Flight Medal, her second of 2. [1]
NASA Distinguished Service
NASA Space Flight
2009
NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office
2013
Awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal, her second of 2. [1]
2016
Flew on Soyuz MS-03 as FE2 with Oleg Novitskiy and Thomas Pesquet . Returned on Soyuz MS-04.
Soyuz MS-03
Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Agency Awards Historical Recipient List
↑ Wikipedia List of Astronauts, by Year
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