Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 50 Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson of NASA discussed her work and research on the orbital laboratory and her perception of herself as a role model during a pair of in-flight interviews Feb. 7 with the CBS Evening News and WFTV-TV, Orlando, Florida. Whitson, who launched to the station last November, will surpass the record of most days in space by a U.S. astronaut – 534 days — held by NASA’s Jeff Williams, on April 24 during this, her third flight into space.

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