--- description: Peggy Whitson broke the record for most cumulative days spent in space as of Monday morning title: Watch Live: President Trump Calls Astronaut Peggy Whitson in Space image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9871b32636f4c83/6988ca567cdbac2929d580a2/gettyimages-6179407721.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live: President Trump Calls Astronaut Peggy Whitson in Space by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2017 12:54 PM CUT  In this handout provided by NASA, Expedition 50 NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson smiles as she listens to a reporter's question ahead of the final qualification exams with fellow crew mates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, on October 25, 2016 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia. In this handout provided by NASA, Expedition 50 NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson smiles as she listens to a reporter's question ahead of the final qualification exams with fellow crew mates Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, on October 25, 2016 at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC) in Star City, Russia.Bill Ingalls/NASA—NASA via Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 24, 2017 12:54 PM CUT [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/tag/donald-trump/ "undefined") will make a special phone call from the Oval Office on Monday, congratulating [astronaut Peggy Whitson](http://fortune.com/2017/04/24/nasa-peggy-whitson-astronaut-most-time-space/ "undefined") on setting a new U.S. record for spending the most days in space. Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and astronaut Kate Rubins will call Whitson on Monday at 10 a.m. ET. The call is slated to last 20 minutes and will be broadcast to schools, museums and other locations across the U.S. and world. [NASA says](https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/president-trump-makes-special-long-distance-call-to-record-breaking-american-astronaut "undefined") it is working with the Department of Education to get schools to tune in. As of Monday, Whitson has been in space for a total of 535 days throughout her career as an astronaut, breaking Jeff Williams’ record of 534 days. Whitson accumulated the days in three trips to the International Space Station, which she was the first woman to command twice. According to [NASA](https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/president-trump-makes-special-long-distance-call-to-record-breaking-american-astronaut "undefined"), Whitson has also conducted more space walks than any other female astronaut. 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