PA Whitson - 09.02.1960

[Orionid]

(zdjęcie po lądowaniu Sojuza TMA-4 w dniu 24.10.2004)

Peggy Whitson @AstroPeggy 3:54 PM · May 26, 2026
Between spaceflights, NASA astronauts support other astronaut missions; we call it a ground job. After my first mission, Kent Rominger, the Chief of the Astronaut Office, asked me what I would like to do as a ground job. I told him I'd really like to be a Commander on my next flight so I wanted to do whatever job he thought would prove I was ready. I also told him that if he thought I was ready to be a Commander, I'd take a cake job in EVA. He made me the Deputy Chief of the Astronaut Office which turned out to be a a challenging and rewarding role with broad responsibilities ranging from international coordination with our Russian partners to supporting Soyuz crew landings in Kazakhstan.

https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy/status/2059271887000089085

[Orionid]

Astronautka zwraca uwagę na trudności w wykonywaniu zdjęć grupowych.
(zdjęcie z 06.2002)
Załogant Philippe Perrin z STS-111 Endeavour/ISS jest ostatnim astronautą europejskim, który wykonał spacery kosmiczne pod patronatem CNES.

Peggy Whitson@AstroPeggy 4:03 PM · Aug 18, 2026
It's harder than you think to coordinate a photo in space. 99% of the group photos look like this 😉

https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy/status/2089714726456476140

[Orionid]

Więcej sosu, mniej soli...
(Zdjęcie: Ekspedycja 52)

Peggy Whitson @AstroPeggy 4:17 PM · Aug 20, 2026
You may know that we use a lot of hot sauce in space due to the lack of flavor—partially because body fluids shift and affect your senses—but more importantly, salt exacerbates bone de-mineralization. Since bone density loss is already a health issue in space, NASA reduces the salt content in the food, making it less palatable. The solution: add the hot sauce to make it more... interesting.

https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy/status/2090443032692728317