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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Who is Don Pettit? NASA’s 70-year-old ‘Space Grandpa’ who just came home after 220 days in orbit
NASA’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, has returned safely to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing ...
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What Does the U.S. Space Force Actually Do?
On paper, the USSF is dedicated to defending U.S. interests in space. More specifically, the USSF is charged with protecting ...
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Who is Don Pettit? NASA’s 70-year-old ‘Space Grandpa’ who just came home after 220 days in orbit
As of 2025, at the age of 70, Pettit remains NASA's oldest active astronaut and the second-oldest person to have ever reached orbit, only behind John Glenn ... Space Station (ISS), one Space ...
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NASA's most senior astronaut returns to Earth with 2 cosmonauts
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut, celebrated his 70th birthday with two cosmonaut crewmates overnight Saturday, undocking from the International Space Station and plunging back to ...
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Don Pettitt: The cosmic craftsman who blended science with soul
NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit, a record holder for the longest time spent in space, redefined space exploration, zero gravity, and astrophotography ...