Woman holds 4 aerospace records

Astronaut Peggy Whitson of the NASA Aerospace Agency (NASA) has officially become the oldest woman in history ever to be outside the radiant earth atmosphere November 18 (Vietnamese time). .

According to Mashable, astronaut Peggy Whitson , currently working for the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), has departed for the International Space Station (ISS) from Baikonur Space Airport (Kazakhstan) at 3:20 dawn on November 18 (Vietnamese time).

After this flight, Peggy Whitson (56) officially became the oldest woman in the history of being outside the earth's atmosphere. She will also celebrate her 57th birthday on February 9 on the ISS space station so she can complete her assigned mission, expected to last about 6 months.

Peggy Whitson currently holds up to 4 records of the international aerospace industry.(PHOTO: AFP).

In addition, Peggy Whitson is also the first "weak" character to play the commanding role of the ISS twice (first in 2007). Moreover, after completing the task, she will own the "accumulated capital" of up to 534 working days in space, more than any other astronaut in human history.

Before Mrs. Whitson, in 2007, Barbara Morgan became the oldest woman ever flown into space when 55 "green spring". Meanwhile, men's record was set by astronaut John Glenn until 1998, when he was 77 years old, according to the AP.

Peggy Whitson regularly updates information, images of special space training courses and her daily daily life on Twitter. In the period 2009 -2012, she became NASA's first (and only until now) female crew chief, where men were almost absolutely dominant.

Peggy Whitson is NASA's first (and only so far) crew commander.(PHOTO: AFP).

"The universe is a great place to work and live. I really feel lucky to be able to be with friends in the near future," said Whitson on November 16, before officially establishing. record.

The Soyuz spacecraft drove her with two colleagues from the European Space Agency (ESA), Oleg Novitskiy (Russian nationality) and Thomas Pesque (French nationality), to "arrive" as the ISS space station on the day. November 19.