NASA's Peggy Whitson takes command of space station

Sunday, April 9, 2017 - 21:31 in Astronomy & Space

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - NASA's Peggy Whitson, soon to become the most experienced U.S. astronaut in terms of time spent in space, assumed command of the International Space Station on Sunday as two Russian crew members and an American prepared to fly back to Earth.

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