The American astronaut set a record for the longest journey out into space

American astronaut Peggy Whitson has set a new world record by becoming the astronaut who has the longest space walk ever.

On March 30, Whitson astronaut made a trip out of his eighth space over a 7-hour and 4-minute period, the previous "bucket" of American astronaut Sunita Williams .

In addition, Whitson's space walks recorded a record of 53 hours and 25 minutes, while Mrs. Williams only reached 50 hours and 40 minutes.

Not stopping there, expected on April 24, the 57-year-old astronaut will also set a record for the longest cosmological time of an American astronaut with 534 days.

American astronaut Peggy Whitson.

On this latest air voyage, the female astronaut Whitson and her astronaut, British astronaut Shane Kimbrough are tasked with preparing for the installation of a new space jetty. However, an incident happened when she floated the "space blanket" when trying to fold a large covering into the backpack.

Although not dangerous to astronauts, the US Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA) is concerned that the "blanket" may return and collide with the International Space Station (ISS).

About four hours later, NASA determined the blanket had drifted to a safe distance and was unable to return.

"Space blankets" are one of four shells designed to protect the space station from meteorite fragments and serve as a shield against harsh environments in space. To overcome the problem, Whitson and his colleagues have equipped another shell outside the station to replace the old one.

Peggy Whitson , born on February 9, 1960 in Iowa State (USA), is NASA's most veteran astronaut with more than 500 working days in the universe.

In addition to Whitson and Kimbrough, currently on ISS, there are three Russian astronauts Andrei Borisenko, Sergey Ryzhikov and Oleg Noviskiy and astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency.