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NASA Astronaut Sets New Spacewalk Record

The world’s oldest and most experienced spacewoman just set a new record for spacewalking.

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, age 57, floated out on the eighth spacewalk of her career Thursday morning.

That’s the most spacewalks ever performed by a woman.

Whitman has been in orbit since November.

She and astronaut Shane Kimbrough were working on setting up a docking port.

NASA is also set to launch a new telescope that is being touted as the biggest and most powerful telescope ever built.  

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