Peggy Whitson: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article revised and updated. Aug 23, 2026
Anniversary information added. Feb 05, 2026
Article revised and updated. Jun 13, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Apr 30, 2024
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - Peggy Whitson. Aug 08, 2022
Article revised and updated. Mar 24, 2022
Add new Web site: Space.com - Peggy Whitson: Record-Holding Astronaut. Mar 11, 2020
Noted her retirement from NASA. Sep 18, 2019
Add new Web site: Iowa Department of Human Rights - Peggy A. Whitson. May 30, 2019
Media added. Jan 22, 2019
Added material about Whitson's third flight to the ISS and updated her spaceflight records. Oct 09, 2017
Add new Web site: NASA - Biography of Peggy A. Whitson. Sep 23, 2013
Updated to include Whitson becoming chief of the astronaut office. Feb 08, 2010
New article added. Feb 10, 2009
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