--- title: Donald Trump Calls Astronaut Peggy Whitson: Watch Online description: Peggy Whitson broke the record for most cumulative days spent in space as of Monday morning canonical: https://time.com/4752224/donald-trump-peggy-whitson-call-space-watch-online/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-24T12:54:23.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:34:02.901Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: President Trump Calls Astronaut Peggy Whitson in Space og:description: Peggy Whitson broke the record for most cumulative days spent in space as of Monday morning og:url: https://time.com/4752224/donald-trump-peggy-whitson-call-space-watch-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9871b32636f4c83/6988ca567cdbac2929d580a2/gettyimages-6179407721.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2782 og:image:height: 1565 og:image:alt: Expedition 50 Qualification Exams og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: President Trump Calls Astronaut Peggy Whitson in Space twitter:description: Peggy Whitson broke the record for most cumulative days spent in space as of Monday morning twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb9871b32636f4c83/6988ca567cdbac2929d580a2/gettyimages-6179407721.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: President Trump Calls Astronaut Peggy Whitson in Space > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Apr 24, 2017 12:54 PM UTC  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](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Apr 24, 2017 12:54 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/tag/donald-trump/) 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/) 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) 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), Whitson has also conducted more space walks than any other female astronaut. 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