What position did she hold before becoming Axiom Space astronaut?
NASA Administrator
NASA Deputy Chief Astronaut
NASA Chief Astronaut
None of the above
Answer
Before becoming an astronaut with Axiom Space, Peggy Whitson held the position of NASA Chief Astronaut. She was responsible for leading the agency's astronaut corps and overseeing all aspects of human spaceflight operations. Whitson has a long and distinguished career in the space program, having logged more than 665 days in space on four different missions.
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