Record-breaking U.S. astronaut heads back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson left the International Space Station on Saturday, wrapping up a career-total 665 days in orbit, a U.S. record, as she and two crewmates headed for a parachute landing in Kazakhstan. [Source]

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