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NASA Confirms 70-Year-Old Astronaut Don Pettit Is Doing Well Despite Looking Frail After Landing
NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month mission on board the International Space Station (ISS). Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday with a special homecoming, ...
Texas Senators John Cornyn, Ted Cruz file bill to bring famed NASA space shuttle to Houston
The two U.S. senators from Texas are hoping to bring one of NASA’s famed space shuttles to what they call its rightful home – Houston. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Republicans, introduced a ...
NASA's Don Pettit, 2 cosmonaut crewmates, wrap up seven-month space station visit
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in ...
NASA Glenn engineer celebrates 35th anniversary of Hubble Space Telescope launch
Regarded by many as NASA’s most successful science mission, the Hubble Space Telescope was launched into space aboard the ...
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Shocking impact of 220 days in space as NASA's oldest astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Taking to Twitter to confirm the 70-year-old's safe return to Earth, NASA wrote: "Home sweet Houston. @NASA_Astronauts Don ...
The 'Mercury Seven': The emotional anniversary of the first Americans chosen by NASA to fly into space
It is 66 years since the 'Mercury Seven', NASA's first astronauts. On April 9, 1959, NASA unveiled the seven astronauts who would be part of the historic Mercury Project, a pioneer ...
Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday as he returned to Earth from a seven-month stay at the ...
Ex-Nasa astronaut Scott Parazynski shares his journey from space to top of Mount Everest
From Nasa missions to scaling Everest, Scott Parazynski shares his inspiring journey – and his advice for adventurers on how ...