Iowa Astronaut To Become Oldest Woman In Space
Whitson will be part of a mission to the international space station. While there, she'll celebrate her 57th birthday, making her the oldest woman to visit space.
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30 Years Since Challenger
When Christa McCuliffe was added to that flight, schools everywhere used the launch as a teaching moment, and rightfully so. What we got instead was a lesson in heartache and tragedy.