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gptkbp:advocated_for
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gptkb:STEM_education
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Rice_University
gptkb:Iowa_State_University
gptkb:University_of_Texas
gptkb:Iowa_Wesleyan_University
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gptkbp:awarded_for
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gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Achievement_Medal
gptkb:Women_in_Aerospace_Outstanding_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Space_Flight_Medal
gptkb:Defense_Superior_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Outstanding_Leadership_Medal
gptkb:American_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics_Award_of_Merit
National Women's Hall of Fame Inductee
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Women_in_Aerospace_Outstanding_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Meritorious_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Space_Flight_Medal
gptkb:Defense_Superior_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Outstanding_Leadership_Medal
National Women's Hall of Fame Inductee
National Women's Hall of Fame inductee
International Space Hall of Fame Inductee
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gptkbp:biography
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1960-02-09
February 9, 1960
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Mount_Ayr,_Iowa,_USA
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gptkbp:born
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February 9, 1960
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Iowa
gptkb:Mount_Ayr,_Iowa
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gptkbp:born_on
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February 9, 1960
January 9, 1960
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gptkbp:career_field
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Astronautics
Biochemistry
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:None
gptkb:none
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gptkbp:collaboration
|
gptkb:true
|
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gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:ISS_Expedition_16
gptkb:ISS_Expedition_51
gptkb:Expedition_51
gptkb:Expedition_52
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:International_Space_Station
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gptkbp:conducts_research_on
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materials science
biomedical research
technology development
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gptkbp:current_status
|
Retired
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gptkbp:date_of_birth
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February 9, 1960
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gptkbp:date_of_first_spaceflight
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June 5, 1999
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gptkbp:date_of_last_spaceflight
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gptkb:September_3,_2017
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Iowa_Wesleyan_College
gptkb:Rice_University
gptkb:Iowa_State_University
Ph D in Biochemistry
Ph. D. in biochemistry
Ph D in biochemistry
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gptkbp:employees
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:employing_agency
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:employs
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:expedition
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gptkb:5
five
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gptkbp:field_of_study
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biochemistry
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gptkbp:first_female_chief_of
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:first_female_chief_of_nasa
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gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Office
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gptkbp:first_female_commander_of
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gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:International_Space_Station
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gptkbp:first_female_to
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command the ISS
command International Space Station
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gptkbp:first_flight
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gptkb:Expedition_5
gptkb:Expedition_51/52
gptkb:Expedition_56
gptkb:STS-63
gptkb:STS-121
gptkb:Expedition_51
gptkb:Expedition_56/57
gptkb:STS-113
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gptkbp:first_in_role
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First female ISS Commander
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gptkbp:flight_style
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scientific research, technology demonstrations, and ISS operations
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gptkbp:full_name
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gptkb:Peggy_Ann_Whitson
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gptkbp:gender
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gptkb:Female
Chief of NASA Astronaut Office
Chief of NASA's Astronaut Office
chief of NASA's Astronaut Office
commander of the ISS
to serve as ISS commander twice
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gptkbp:governed_by
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:has_award
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gptkb:Women_in_Aerospace_Outstanding_Achievement_Award
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Exceptional_Service_Medal
gptkb:NASA_Outstanding_Leadership_Medal
National Women's Hall of Fame inductee
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gptkbp:has_awards
|
numerous accolades
|
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gptkbp:has_child
|
gptkb:none
2
|
|
gptkbp:has_experience_in
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gptkb:NASA_ISS_Program_Scientist
gptkb:scientific_experiments
gptkb:community_service
gptkb:international_collaboration
gptkb:vehicles
gptkb:scientific_research_in_space
gptkb:robotics
gptkb:human_spaceflight
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engineering
leadership training
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public speaking
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flight operations
safety protocols
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biomedical research
crisis management
public relations
space science
crew training
payload operations
research in microgravity
international collaboration in space
training astronauts
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spacecraft operations
leadership in space missions
space station operations
education outreach
media engagement
scientific research in microgravity
collaborating with international space agencies
advocacy for women in STEM
public speaking on space exploration
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participating in educational outreach programs
spaceflight operations
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over 10 years of public speaking engagements
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over 20 years in spaceflight
over 20 years of research experience
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over 300 days in space on ISS
over 5 years of mentoring young scientists
over 50 scientific experiments conducted in space
over 500 hours of spacewalks
NASA Flight Engineer
conducting research in Earth sciences
conducting research in animal biology
conducting research in combustion science
conducting research in fluid mechanics
conducting research in human physiology
conducting research in life sciences
conducting research in materials science
conducting research in physical sciences
conducting research in plant biology
conducting research in psychological studies.
conducting research in radiation biology
conducting research in space medicine
conducting research in technology development
developing experiments for ISS
over 100 days in space on ISS
over 20 years in space research
over 300 days in low Earth orbit
working with NASA's human spaceflight program
NASA Chief of the Astronaut Office
NASA Research Scientist
NASA astronaut since 1996
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gptkbp:has_mission
|
gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:Expedition_50
gptkb:Expedition_51
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gptkbp:has_nationality
|
gptkb:American
|
|
gptkbp:has_parent
|
Eugene and Mary Whitson
|
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gptkbp:has_publications
|
gptkb:autobiography
scientific articles
|
|
gptkbp:has_role
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gptkb:Commander
gptkb:Commander_of_the_International_Space_Station
gptkb:astronaut
|
|
gptkbp:has_sibling
|
gptkb:1
|
|
gptkbp:hobbies
|
gptkb:Cooking
gptkb:Reading
gptkb:Flying
gptkb:cooking
gptkb:photography
Traveling
reading
gardening
flying
traveling
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gptkbp:hometown
|
gptkb:Beaumont,_Texas,_USA
gptkb:Beaconsfield,_Iowa
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Peggy Whitson
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gptkbp:influence
|
gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:STEM_education
women in science
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
STEM fields
space exploration policies
future generations of astronauts
women in STEM
future generations of female astronauts
women in aerospace
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_by
|
gptkb:Mae_Jemison
gptkb:Buzz_Aldrin
gptkb:Chris_Hadfield
gptkb:Sally_Ride
gptkb:Valentina_Tereshkova
gptkb:Neil_Armstrong
gptkb:Yuri_Gagarin
gptkb:John_W._Young
gptkb:Eileen_Collins
gptkb:Jim_Lovell
|
|
gptkbp:influences
|
gptkb:space_exploration
gptkb:STEM_education
gptkb:Space_exploration
gptkb:Education
Aerospace engineering
Biochemistry
Women in STEM
biochemistry research
women in science
female astronauts
|
|
gptkbp:inspiration
|
young girls
|
|
gptkbp:inspired
|
young women in science
|
|
gptkbp:interests
|
gptkb:space_exploration
science education
women in STEM advocacy
|
|
gptkbp:involved_in
|
gptkb:human_spaceflight
space station assembly
spacewalks
|
|
gptkbp:is
|
the first female Chief Astronaut at NASA
the first female commander of the International Space Station
|
|
gptkbp:is_known_for
|
her leadership skills
her scientific contributions
|
|
gptkbp:is_trained_in
|
gptkb:robotics
life sciences
engineering
physical sciences
|
|
gptkbp:joined_nasa
|
gptkb:1986
|
|
gptkbp:known_for
|
leadership in space missions
|
|
gptkbp:language
|
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:Russian
English
|
|
gptkbp:language_spoken
|
gptkb:Russian
English
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
pioneering female astronaut
|
|
gptkbp:location
|
gptkb:astronaut
Member of the National Academy of Engineering
President of the Quark Net Collaboration
Chair of the Board of the Iowa State University Foundation
President of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
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|
gptkbp:mission
|
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-37
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-19
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-63
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-84
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-99
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-42
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-10
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-23
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-28
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-32
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-67
gptkb:STS-132
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-15
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-59
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-93
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-31
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-74
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-16
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-79
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-83
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-49
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-55
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-51
gptkb:Expedition_23
gptkb:Expedition_24
gptkb:Expedition_25
gptkb:Expedition_27
gptkb:Expedition_28
gptkb:Expedition_29
gptkb:Expedition_30
gptkb:Expedition_31
gptkb:Expedition_47
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-50
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-57
gptkb:Expedition_40
gptkb:Expedition_41
gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:Expedition_32
gptkb:Expedition_33
gptkb:Expedition_5
gptkb:Expedition_51/52
gptkb:10
gptkb:STS-133
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-60
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-92
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-47
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-90
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-100
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-62
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-11
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-29
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-77
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-46
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-56
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-71
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-72
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-58
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-69
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-86
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-04
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-98
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-38
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-17
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-24
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-39
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-48
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-82
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-89
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-97
gptkb:Soyuz_TMA-11
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-13
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-88
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-91
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-87
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-52
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-65
gptkb:STS-120
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-18
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-25
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-70
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-03
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-34
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-43
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-66
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-75
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-21
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-94
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-20
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-73
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-85
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-96
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-35
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-12
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-26
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-68
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-95
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-54
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-53
gptkb:STS-126
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-76
gptkb:STS-121
gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-40
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-80
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-22
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-33
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-27
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-36
gptkb:STS-118
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-30
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Expedition_66
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-41
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-45
gptkb:STS-124
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-78
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-09
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-14
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-61
gptkb:Expedition_26
gptkb:Expedition_45
gptkb:Expedition_46
gptkb:Expedition_48
gptkb:Expedition_49
gptkb:Expedition_50
gptkb:STS-129
gptkb:Expedition_100
gptkb:Expedition_22
gptkb:Expedition_34
gptkb:Expedition_35
gptkb:Expedition_36
gptkb:Expedition_37
gptkb:Expedition_38
gptkb:Expedition_39
gptkb:Expedition_42
gptkb:Expedition_43
gptkb:Expedition_44
gptkb:Expedition_51
gptkb:Expedition_52
gptkb:Expedition_53
gptkb:Expedition_63
gptkb:Expedition_64
gptkb:Expedition_65
gptkb:Expedition_67
gptkb:Expedition_68
gptkb:Expedition_69
gptkb:Expedition_70
gptkb:Expedition_71
gptkb:Expedition_72
gptkb:Expedition_73
gptkb:Expedition_74
gptkb:Expedition_75
gptkb:Expedition_76
gptkb:Expedition_77
gptkb:Expedition_78
gptkb:Expedition_79
gptkb:Expedition_80
gptkb:Expedition_81
gptkb:Expedition_82
gptkb:Expedition_83
gptkb:Expedition_84
gptkb:Expedition_85
gptkb:Expedition_86
gptkb:Expedition_87
gptkb:Expedition_88
gptkb:Expedition_89
gptkb:Expedition_90
gptkb:Expedition_91
gptkb:Expedition_92
gptkb:Expedition_93
gptkb:Expedition_94
gptkb:Expedition_95
gptkb:Expedition_96
gptkb:Expedition_97
gptkb:Expedition_98
gptkb:Expedition_99
gptkb:STS-113
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-81
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-44
gptkb:Soyuz_MS-64
gptkb:workers
three
|
|
gptkbp:movement
|
gptkb:10
|
|
gptkbp:nasa_astronaut_group
|
gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Group_16
|
|
gptkbp:nasagroup
|
gptkb:NASA_Astronaut_Group_16
|
|
gptkbp:nasaselection_year
|
gptkb:1996
|
|
gptkbp:nationality
|
gptkb:American
|
|
gptkbp:notable_achievement
|
gptkb:First_female_Chief_of_NASA's_Astronaut_Office
First female commander of the ISS
Longest cumulative time spent in space by an American
First female to command the ISS twice
Led the first all-female spacewalk
Participated in the first ISS assembly mission.
First female to command the ISS on Expedition 16
First female to serve as NASA Chief Astronaut
First female to command the ISS on Expedition 51/52
|
|
gptkbp:notable_achievements
|
first female to command the ISS twice
most cumulative time spent in space by an American astronaut
first female to hold the position of ISS commander
first female to serve as NASA's Chief Astronaut
first female to be the head of the NASA Astronaut Office
|
|
gptkbp:notable_mission
|
gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:Expedition_5
gptkb:Expedition_51/52
gptkb:Expedition_56/57
|
|
gptkbp:occupation
|
gptkb:Scientist
gptkb:astronaut
biotechnology consultant
|
|
gptkbp:offers_degree
|
Ph D in biochemistry
|
|
gptkbp:operating_hours
|
665
60 hours, 21 minutes
60 hours
665 days
665 days, 22 hours, 22 minutes
|
|
gptkbp:participated_in
|
gptkb:Expedition_17
gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:Expedition_5
gptkb:Expedition_51/52
gptkb:scientific_research_in_space
gptkb:Expedition_50
gptkb:Expedition_51
gptkb:Expedition_52
|
|
gptkbp:ph_d
|
biochemistry
|
|
gptkbp:ph_d_in_biochemistry
|
gptkb:true
|
|
gptkbp:ph_din
|
biochemistry
|
|
gptkbp:position_held
|
ISS Commander
|
|
gptkbp:public_speaking
|
gptkb:true
|
|
gptkbp:record
|
first female commander of the International Space Station
longest single spaceflight by a woman
first female commander of the ISS
most cumulative time spent in space by an American
first female to serve as chief of NASA's Astronaut Office
for most time spent in space by an American astronaut
for first female commander of the ISS
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for first female to lead an ISS expedition
for longest single spaceflight by a woman
for most spacewalks by a female astronaut
for most time spent in space by a woman
for first female to command the ISS on Expedition 16
for longest cumulative time in space for an American
cumulative time in space
most cumulative time in space for an American astronaut
|
|
gptkbp:retired
|
gptkb:2018
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:astronaut
|
|
gptkbp:retired_from_nasa
|
gptkb:2018
|
|
gptkbp:retirement
|
gptkb:2018
|
|
gptkbp:retirement_year
|
gptkb:2018
2018-07-01
|
|
gptkbp:role
|
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Astronaut_Office
consultant and speaker
|
|
gptkbp:service
|
gptkb:first_female_chief_of_NASA's_Astronaut_Office
first female commander of the International Space Station
first female to serve as NASA's Chief Astronaut
female commander of the International Space Station
female chief of NASA's Astronaut Office
female to command the ISS twice
first female commander of the ISS
female commander of the ISS
female commander of the ISS Expedition 16
female commander of the ISS Expedition 51
first female ISS Commander
First female commander of the International Space Station
First female NASA Chief Astronaut
female commander of Expedition 16
female commander of Expedition 51
American woman to live aboard the Space Station
|
|
gptkbp:space_station_contributions
|
gptkb:scientific_experiments
mission planning
crew training
|
|
gptkbp:spacecraft
|
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Soyuz
gptkb:Cygnus
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
|
|
gptkbp:spaceflights
|
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:Soyuz
gptkb:Expedition_16
gptkb:Expedition_5
gptkb:Expedition_51/52
gptkb:Expedition_56
gptkb:Expedition_61
gptkb:3
gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkb:STS-121
gptkb:STS-135
gptkb:Space_Shuttle
gptkb:Expedition_66
gptkb:Expedition_50
gptkb:STS-129
gptkb:Expedition_100
gptkb:Expedition_51
gptkb:Expedition_55
gptkb:Expedition_57
gptkb:Expedition_58
gptkb:Expedition_59
gptkb:Expedition_60
gptkb:Expedition_62
gptkb:Expedition_63
gptkb:Expedition_64
gptkb:Expedition_65
gptkb:Expedition_67
gptkb:Expedition_68
gptkb:Expedition_69
gptkb:Expedition_70
gptkb:Expedition_71
gptkb:Expedition_72
gptkb:Expedition_73
gptkb:Expedition_74
gptkb:Expedition_75
gptkb:Expedition_76
gptkb:Expedition_77
gptkb:Expedition_78
gptkb:Expedition_79
gptkb:Expedition_80
gptkb:Expedition_81
gptkb:Expedition_82
gptkb:Expedition_83
gptkb:Expedition_84
gptkb:Expedition_85
gptkb:Expedition_86
gptkb:Expedition_87
gptkb:Expedition_88
gptkb:Expedition_89
gptkb:Expedition_90
gptkb:Expedition_91
gptkb:Expedition_92
gptkb:Expedition_93
gptkb:Expedition_94
gptkb:Expedition_95
gptkb:Expedition_96
gptkb:Expedition_97
gptkb:Expedition_98
gptkb:Expedition_99
gptkb:STS-113
three
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
gptkb:Dan_Tani
married
Dan Whitson
Donald Whitson
|
|
gptkbp:status
|
retired
|
|
gptkbp:total_eva_time
|
60 hours and 21 minutes
|
|
gptkbp:total_space_time
|
665 days, 22 hours, 22 minutes
|
|
gptkbp:works_at
|
gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
|
|
gptkbp:works_for
|
gptkb:NASA
|
|
gptkbp:years_active
|
1986–present
1996–2018
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
3
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