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All ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below. After wakeup this morning (~1:00am EST), FE-1 Shkaplerov performed the routine inspection of the SM (Service Module) PSS Caution & Warning panel as part of regular Da
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) presents flowers to US astronaut Peggy Whitson, who received medal âFor Merits in Space Exploration,â during an awarding ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, on April 12, 2011. Legendary astronauts, including a veteran... View Photo »
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Former astronaut Janice Voss, one of only six women to make five forays into space, died Monday in Scottsdale, Ariz. , where she was being treated for breast cancer, Voss' alma mater Purdue University reported Tuesday. Between 1993 and 2000 Voss flew on f
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NASA has received the second-highest number of astronaut applications ever for the 21st astronaut class when more than 6,300 people signed up to be space invaders. The US space agency usually receives around 2,500 to 3,500 applications when it announces
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NASA astronaut class member Mark Vande Hei and navy instructor Victor Mower conduct water survival training at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida. (NASA/James Blair/Associated Press) NASA has received 6,300 applications from people wanting to be astr
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, presents a medal to U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson at the award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The ceremony was held to mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's mission, the first... View Photo »
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More than 6,300 individuals applied to become a NASA astronaut between Nov. 15, 2011 and Jan. 27, the second highest number of applications ever received by the agency. After a thorough selection process, which includes interviews and medical examination
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NASA may not have space shuttles to launch people into the final frontier anymore, but that hasn't stopped Americans from lining up in droves for the chance to join the agency's iconic astronaut corps during the latest recruitment drive. The U.S. space a
About Peggy Whitson
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Peggy Annette Whitson (born 9 February 1960) is an American biochemistry researcher and a NASA astronaut. Her first space mission was in 2002, with an extended stay aboard the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 5. Her second mission launched October 10, 2007, as the first female commander of the ISS with Expedition 16. With... Full Article
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, presents a medal to U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson at the award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The ceremony was held to mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's mission, the first human spaceflight.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) presents flowers to American astronaut Peggy Whitson at an awards ceremony devoted to achievements in the space programme in Moscow's Kremlin April 12, 2011. Russia on Tuesday celebrated the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first space...
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(L-R) Former Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and former astronaut Thomas Stafford attend a ceremonial reception, dedicated to the upcoming Day of Aviation and Cosmonautics and the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic first space flight celebrated on April...
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, presents a medal to U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson at the award ceremony in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The ceremony was held to mark the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's mission, the first human spaceflight.
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