PUBLISHED 04/10/2007
That's the speed of the International Space Station where astronaut Williams has "resided' since December. She already holds women's records for most space walks (four) and longest combined duration of walks (over 29 hours). Now she'll do 26.2 miles on a treadmill, 140 miles up in space. Williams had met Boston's qualifying standards a year before in Houston. "I consider it a huge honor to qualify," she explains, "and I didn't want my qualification to expire."
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