WOI, IA
10-16-07
Iowans In Space
Two astronauts with Iowa ties are floating high above the earth in the
International Space Station.
Clay Anderson is an Iowa State University graduate and has been up there
since June.
Peggy Whitson is a Beaconsfield native and has become the first woman to
command the International Space Station.
Whitson is no stranger to space. Her first trip was in 2002. She spent six months
on the station.
Both give Iowa a lot of credit for their space careers.
Anderson is set to return to earth later this month. Meanwhile Whitson will be
returning in the spring.