Astronaut Peggy Whitson returns to Earth after record-breaking spaceflight

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Associated Press
Published September 02, 2017


Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance.


Whitson's 665 days off the planet -- 288 days on this mission alone -- exceeds that of any other American and any other woman worldwide.


She checked out of the International Space Station just hours earlier, along with another American and a Russian. Their Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakhstan shortly after sunrise Sunday -- Saturday night back in the U.S.


She set multiple other records while in orbit: world's oldest spacewoman, at age 57, and most experienced female spacewalker, with 10. She also became the first woman to command the space station twice following her launch last November.


Returning cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin logged even more time in space: 673 days over five missions. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer returned after 136 days aloft. The men flew up in April.


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[RoosGirl]

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[GtHawk]

Peggy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8L2cI8brzQ

Okay, now that that's out of my system. A very impressive accomplishment, she deserves all the accolades and a well earned place in the history books..............until they are rewritten to give the credit to someone or something deemed more socially correct. Well done Peggy!

[kevindavis007]

Good accomplishment, however, we really need to develop Artificial Gravity..



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[Wingnut]

Hope she gets Laid.  That is a long time

[RoosGirl]

Hope she gets Laid.  That is a long time

She's 57.  People that old don't get laid.

[Wingnut]

She's 57.  People that old don't get laid.

Folded?

[Wingnut]

Spindled or mutilated.

[RoosGirl]

Folded?

Dunno.  I ain't that old. ;)

[bigheadfred]

She must be one helluva cook.

[bigheadfred]

She's 57.  People that old don't get laid.

Gee golly you better make your last coupla remaining years count then.

[Cripplecreek]

She's 57.  People that old don't get laid.

Don't tell my new girlfriend. She's 37 and I'm 53 and I plan to make the most out of the next 4 years.

[bigheadfred]

Don't tell my new girlfriend. She's 37 and I'm 53 and I plan to make the most out of the next 4 years.

Must still have some chain left after that last one.

[Cripplecreek]

Must still have some chain left after that last one.

My knot tying skills have improved with practice.

[bigheadfred]

My knot tying skills have improved with practice.

Nice. An experienced practitioner.

[Wingnut]

Nice. An experienced practitioner.

Or serial killer,

[bigheadfred]

Or serial killer,

Cappin Crunch

[Cripplecreek]

Or serial killer,

[bigheadfred]

(singing)

"I Call My Wind--Mariah"

[RoosGirl]

Y'all are a good bunch of fellers for playing along and making me laugh.   ^-^

[bigheadfred]

Y'all are a good bunch of fellers for playing along and making me laugh.   ^-^

uh huh

I only have a year left. I'd better go burn rubber.

[RoosGirl]

uh huh

I only have a year left. I'd better go burn rubber.

Oh hell, i'm married and have a 5 year old.  You know what that means.

[Cripplecreek]

(singing)

"I Call My Wind--Mariah"

She walked like a woman but taste like pickle loaf.

B-O-L-O-G-N-A Bologna

[bigheadfred]

Oh hell, i'm married and have a 5 year old.  You know what that means.

You had to install a deadbolt on your bedroom door.

 

[Cripplecreek]

Oh hell, i'm married and have a 5 year old.  You know what that means.

My girlfriend's youngest is 5. Poor kid has 4 sisters up to the age of 14.