Retired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, 61, is dusting off her space suit for another trip to the final frontier, making her the oldest woman to make the trip. Scroll down for videoRetired NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, 61, is dusting off her space suit for another trip to the final frontier, making her the oldest woman to make the trip. Along with breaking records during her 22-year career with NASA, Whitson also became the ISS's first female commander and the first ISS Science Officer. And it seems the retired NASA astronaut is yearning to return to space and will do so on a private flight through Axiom and SpaceX. Shoffner said: 'Growing up, I closely followed every NASA flight of Gemini and Apollo.

Source: Daily Mail May 26, 2021 15:07 UTC