NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Surpasses Peggy Whitson to Create Record for Longest Space Mission by a Woman
- On December 28, 2019, NASA Astronaut Christina Koch created the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, which was earlier held by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2017.
- The 40-year-old surpassed Whitson’s record of 289 days, 5 hours and 1 minute, by having spent more than 300 days in space and she still has six weeks to go before she returns to Earth.
- She will arrive back on Earth in February 2020
- Christina Koch is onboard the International Space Station since 14th March 2019.