"Peggy Whitson had a reputation for setting and breaking records abord the International Space Station (ISS). In her time with NASA, Whitson was the only woman to hold the position of station commader and she did it twice. She took a total of three trips to the ISS. She was 56 on her third trip, making her the oldest female astronaut to go into space"--From publisher.

"Learn about what kinds of jobs these fearless female scientists and explorers do, and how you can follow in their footsteps"-- "Track a volcanologist as she braves the elements atop an active volcano. Travel alongside a mountaineer as she battles stereotypes--and frostbite--to conquer the famed Seven Summits. Join a conservationist on her passionate fight to save lions. Dig with a paleontologist to uncover massive dinosaur fossils, bit by breathtaking...