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'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)
NASA's oldest active astronaut felt as sick as he looked shortly after returning to Earth this month. Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues came home aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on April 19, ...
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Astronaut Don Pettit’s Marvelous Photos From Space
The NY Times has a nice feature on NASA astronaut Don Pettit’s photography from his latest stay in space, a 220-day missio ...
1 Astronaut, Many Cameras and 220 Days of Amazing Images From Space
In photos The details in this photograph include the airglow of the atmosphere dividing Earth from space — yellow-green at an altitude of 75 miles and a faint reddish hue 250 miles above the ...
What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.”
"I love being in space," he said. "When you're sleeping, you're just floating, and your body, all those little aches and ...
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NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere in a Russian Soyuz capsule to wrap up a seven-month mission at the International Space Station. In his first public ...
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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Speaks Out After Appearing Unwell Following Return to Earth
"I was right in the middle of emptying the contents of my stomach onto the steppes of Kazakhstan," Pettit recalled Astronaut Don Pettit is opening up about his return to Earth. Pettit, NASA's oldest ...
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Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth this evening (April 19), and you can watch their homecoming live.
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'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
During a press conference Monday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, veteran astronaut Don Pettit reflected on his latest 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). "It's good ...
Tuesday Telescope: Yes, you can see stars in space, and they’re spectacular
During his time in microgravity, Pettit, an inveterate tinkerer, said he likes to spend his free time either doing ...
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NASA’s oldest astronaut shares amazing photos from his space missions
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest astronaut, returned from his latest mission in space on April 20th, the day he turned 70 years old.
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SpaceX Starlink Satellites Swarm Like ‘Cosmic Fireflies’ In Time-Lapse From Space
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured SpaceX Starlink satellites swarming in the distance in an amazing time-lapse captured from the International Space Station. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NAS ...
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NASA's Don Pettit, 2 cosmonaut crewmates, wrap up seven-month space station visit
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 ...