Peggy Whitson Trivia Quiz: The US Astronaut

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Peggy Annette Whitson is a retired American biochemistry researcher, NASA astronaut, and former NASA Chief Astronaut. She holds the record for the most time in space by an American astronaut and the most time in space by any woman astronaut. She has also held multiple other records related to spacewalking and spaceflight. Whitson retired from NASA in 2018 and now works as a consultant for Axiom Space, where she has been selected to be commander of Axiom Mission 2.
 

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What was Peggy Whitson's role in the Shuttle-Mir Program?

  • Payload element developer

  • Project scientist

  • Deputy division chief

  • Technical monitor

When was Peggy Whitson selected as an astronaut candidate?

  • 1989

  • 1993

  • 1996

  • 2003

What is Peggy Whitson's current role at Axiom Space?

  • Chief Astronaut

  • CEO

  • Consultant

  • Mission commander

What was Peggy Whitson's role during the NEEMO 5 mission?

  • Commander

  • Co-chair of the U.S.-Russian Mission Science Working Group

  • Deputy chief of the Astronaut Office

  • Chief of the Station Operations Branch

What was Peggy Whitson's position at NASA-JSC from 1988 to 1989?

  • Supervisor for the Biochemistry Research Group

  • Technical monitor of the Biochemistry Research Laboratories

  • Research biochemist in the Biomedical Operations and Research Branch

  • Deputy division chief for the Medical Sciences division

Where did Peggy Whitson grow up?

  • Houston, Texas

  • New York City, New York

  • Beaconsfield, Iowa

  • Los Angeles, California

What is Peggy Whitson's cumulative EVA time?

  • 45 hours, 33 minutes

  • 50 hours, 21 minutes

  • 60 hours, 21 minutes

  • 70 hours, 12 minutes

In which year did Peggy Whitson receive her doctorate degree in biochemistry?

  • 1981

  • 1986

  • 1991

  • 1997

In which year did Peggy Whitson become the first woman to command the International Space Station?

  • 2002

  • 2005

  • 2009

  • 2017

What did Peggy Whitson study in college?

  • Astronomy

  • Biology and chemistry

  • Physics

  • Engineering

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