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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa native and NASA astronaut is being inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Peggy Whitson grew up in Beaconsfield in southern Iowa. Whitson flew on three NASA ...

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The mission, Axiom 4, will be led by veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson, who already holds the record for most days spent in space by an American.

Whitson, who was born in Mount Ayr and grew up in Beaconsfield, will be honored at an induction ceremony on May 31.