Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late on Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for
Whitson’s 665 days off the planet – 288 days on this mission alone – exceeds that of any other American and any other woman worldwide, The Guardian reports.
She set multiple other records while in orbit: world’s oldest spacewoman, at age 57, and most experienced female spacewalker, with 10. She also became the first woman to command the space station twice following her launch last November.