A biography for Peggy Whitsonhasn’t been written yet.
“I was inspired by the men who walked on the moon. It really was my inspiration, I think, you know, as a kid of 9 years old - I know I'm dating myself, but - I thought, 'What a cool job!'”
“The Earth is incredibly beautiful.”
“Being a biochemist, I did a lot of tissue-culture research prior to working at NASA and when I first started working there.”
“In terms of goals for NASA before I die, we need to be living on Mars. And I might not live that long, so they better get on with it!”