Astronaut Peggy Whitson's Math Mistake on the ISS

3,696 views · Published 12 December 2018 · 2:18 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum · 2018 · Education

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While aboard the ISS, Peggy Whitson made a mathematical error that lead to discovering something new.

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