This 56-year-old woman is about to break another record in space

U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson is about to break another record.  

When the 56-year-old took off for the International Space Station in November, she was the oldest woman to ever be in space. On Friday, she'll be the oldest woman to perform a spacewalk.

We’re excited to do our first #spacewalk of 2017! The #NASAvillage prepared us for this moment. Learn more here: https://t.co/oxfeaE0sQH http://pic.twitter.com/5AHEeZz6Ja

— Peggy Whitson (@AstroPeggy) January 5, 2017

As part of her six-month stint at the space station, NASA wrote on its blog how Whitson and fellow astronaut Shane Kimbrough (he's only 49) will perform a "power maintenance spacewalk," which means she'll help replace power gear — new lithium-ion batteries for storing solar power — for the station.  Read more...

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