Donald R. Pettit, fondly known as Don Pettit, was selected by NASA in 1966. The oldest serving NASA astronaut, Don Pettit ...

In a touching coincidence of timing, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday by returning to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Alongside ...

NASA’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, has returned safely to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing ...

Space. It’s the final frontier, you know. This last week saw some big space news, says comedian and writer Steve N Allen.

A Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut has returned to Earth as the International ...

Don Pettit, Nasa's oldest active-duty astronaut, safely returned to Earth, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the ...

How will the astronauts come home? The journey home for these astronauts will begin at 5:57 p.m. EDT in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which will depart from the ISS's Rassvet module. Then the ...

NASA's oldest astronaut ended up in Scotland just a few hours after returning from 220 days in space. Don Pettit and his team ...

NASA astronaut Donald R. Pettit, a record holder for the longest time spent in space, redefined space exploration, zero gravity, and astrophotography ...

A cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens envision their 70th birthday. But NASA's ...

But NASA's oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian while hurtling toward Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up ...

Donald Pettit is gearing up to return to Earth after spending several months on the International Space Station.