{"id":11413,"date":"2021-06-15T10:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T10:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/former-astronaut-peggy-whitson-will-return-to-space-without-nasas-help\/"},"modified":"2021-06-15T10:50:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T10:50:55","slug":"former-astronaut-peggy-whitson-will-return-to-space-without-nasas-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/former-astronaut-peggy-whitson-will-return-to-space-without-nasas-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Astronaut Peggy Whitson Will Return to Space without NASA&#8217;s Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artsiom P\/Shutterstock.comPrivately funded space infrastructure company Axiom Space has announced its picks for the mission commander and pilot slots of its second private mission to space, dubbed Ax-2: retired former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and GT racer John Shoffner. 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