Peggy Whitson is an astronaut. She works for NASA. She loves science. Peggy traveled to space three times. Life in space is different from life on Earth. Find out about Peggy’s life in space.
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She worked. Peggy did many science projects. It was her job. One project was to grow salad greens in space.
She floated.
Space has very little gravity
gravity
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the force that keeps objects on Earth from floating as they do in space
(noun)
Earth’s gravity causes objects to fall towards the ground.
. Everything there floats. Even people! Peggy’s food floated too. She had to catch it in the air and put it on her spoon.
She explored. Peggy did eight spacewalks. She made repairs to the International Space Station. A cord connected her to the station so she would not float away.
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Peggy did eight spacewalks. She made repairs to the International
international
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involving two or more nations
(adjective)
Kids ate food from many different countries at the school’s international night.
Space Station. A cord connected her to the station so she would not float away.
Breaking Records!
Peggy Whitson is 57 years old. She is the oldest female astronaut. She has spent 665 days in space. That’s longer than any other American or woman in the world.
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