{"id":22029,"date":"2025-04-30T05:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T05:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/peggy-whitson-on-her-space-legacy-and-commanding-a-new-mission-for-axiom\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T05:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T05:47:29","slug":"peggy-whitson-on-her-space-legacy-and-commanding-a-new-mission-for-axiom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/peggy-whitson-on-her-space-legacy-and-commanding-a-new-mission-for-axiom\/","title":{"rendered":"Peggy Whitson on her space legacy and commanding a new mission for Axiom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, who has logged more time in<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cbs-mornings-co-host-gayle-king-blue-origin-space-flight-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> space <\/a><\/span>than any American or any woman worldwide, joined &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; to discuss a new mission for Axiom.<\/p>\n<p>Whitson, who completed 10 spacewalks during her NASA career and spent 675 days in space, will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame next month. Despite retiring from<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/william-shatner-gayle-king-all-women-space-crew\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"> NASA <\/a><\/span>in 2018, she has returned to space through commercial opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love the research part of going into space, even though the ride is a blast,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Whitson retired in 2018 but returned to space through commercial spaceflight opportunities with Axiom Space. She is scheduled to command the Axiom Mission 4 in May.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The opportunity through commercial space flight has opened up for me. I really never expected it to happen so quickly after I left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/nasa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">NASA,&#8221;<\/a> Whitson said. &#8220;Axiom Space really gave me an opportunity to have that chance to go again. And of course, I took it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the purpose of continued space missions, Whitson said they will always possess scientific value.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to be conducting research from 31 countries including over 60 different investigations,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Whitson said that will include studies on cancer cell growth in orbit and research that might allow people with diabetes to access space in the future.<\/p>\n<p>For those feeling nervous about space travel, Whitson offered reassurance.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just think about all the people, the engineers that have worked on every single tiny aspect of making that rocket ready to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whitson also described the profound experience of seeing Earth from space, calling it &#8220;extremely dramatic&#8221; and noting how it creates perspective on humanity&#8217;s shared existence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It really gives you this perspective of how important our planet is, and that we really are one living here on this planet,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em>Watch live coverage of &#8220;CBS Mornings&#8221; co-host Gayle King&#8217;s trip to space aboard a Blue Origin rocket on Monday, April 14, starting at 9 a.m. ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">CBS News 24\/7<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramount+<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>King is joining a historic all-women flight crew, traveling to space alongside Katy Perry, Lauren S\u00e1nchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyen and Kerianne Flynn.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/analisa-novak\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Analisa  Novak<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the Emmy Award-winning &#8220;CBS Mornings.&#8221; Based in Chicago, she specializes in covering live events and exclusive interviews for the show. 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