More: Is there life on Mars?This Iowa astronaut thinks so — and she wants to find it. From the moment she walked into the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Whitson’s goal was to be in orbit.

Peggy Whitson, a former NASA astronaut turned private space voyager, led a multinational crew on a mission from the ISS back ...

Iowa astronaut Peggy Whitson is back in space, this time as the leader of the Axiom Mission 4 to the International Space Station.

Peggy Whitson, a retired NASA astronaut, is on her way back to the International Space Station for the fifth time as part of SpaceX Axiom Mission 4.

Iowan Whitson starts historic 5th research mission aboard space ... 2025. Peggy Whitson, front left, poses with the ISS crew (Photo from ... where she’s spent nearly two years of her life, ...

More: Is there life on Mars?This Iowa astronaut thinks so — and she wants to find it. From the moment she walked into the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Whitson’s goal was to be in orbit.