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First female commander of space station: Peggy Whitson

itwire.com.au — As the first female commander of the International Space Station, Dr. Peggy A. Whitson hopes to attract more women into the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. NASA astronaut Whitson is currently training for the Expedition 16 mission to the station, which is expected to launch in October 2007.

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