665 Days in Space, Astronaut 57 Years Old Back to Earth
Astronaut Peggy Whitson finally returned to Earth after breaking her biggest record, staying in space for a long time.
Noted, this 57-year-old woman spent 665 days at the International Space Station (ISS).
According to reported Mirror, Monday (4/9/2017), Whitson managed to land with a parachute in Kazakhstan, Sunday (21/09/2017). He arrived safely, without any lack of physical condition.
The total of 665 days Whitson spent, turned out to include an additional nine months' time as he served for the ISS. Astronaut who worked as a biochemist admitted, experience during his life in outer space really extraordinary.
"It's amazing, I love to work there, it's one of the most challenging jobs," said Whitson.
While at the ISS, Whitson spends time experimenting with disease research, such as lung cancer and bone cell tissue. Not only that, he also scored another record by doing spacewalk - action goes in space - four times.
The Whitson landing mission was assisted by two of his crew who arrived first on Earth in June 2017. Both are NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin.
Whitson also reveals himself to be missed with Earth foods. Because, he can not enjoy the food that "fit" while in the ISS, which we know the food in space is liquid and unlike the form of food on Earth.
"I miss Earth foods, I want to eat vegetables in the proper shape," he added.
Whitson figure in the world of aeronautics itself can be considered great and inspiring. He who grew up in the suburbs of Iowa, had already aspired to become an astronaut since childhood.
It was only then that Whitson finally became an astronaut in 1996, and became the first female astronaut to lead the ISS, and became the first female leader for the NASA Astronaut Corps team.
"I am at NASA not only working, but also learning from mistakes and feedback from my colleagues during my trip so hopefully my trip on the ISS can inspire many people to continue to dream and make it happen," said Whitson.