NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (middle) poses with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) (right) prior to their spacewalk on March 24, 2017. On Monday, April 24, 2017, astronaut Peggy Whitson broke the 534-day record set by Jeff Williams for the total time spent in space by an American. Whitson is also the first woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) twice as well as holding the record for the most spacewalks conducted by a woman astronaut. NASA/UPI

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson (middle) poses with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) (right) prior to their spacewalk on March 24, 2017. On Monday, April 24, 2017, astronaut Peggy Whitson broke the 534-day record set by Jeff Williams for the total time spent in space by an American. Whitson is also the first woman to command the International Space Station (ISS) twice as well as holding the record for the most spacewalks conducted by a woman astronaut. NASA/UPI Stock Photo

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