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NASA's oldest active astronaut on 220-day mission: 'I feel like a little kid'
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA’s Space Observatory captures a rare solar eclipse visible only from space, revealing an unseen celestial phenomenon
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a rare partial solar eclipse in April, unobservable from Earth, where the moon ...
NASA's oldest active astronaut talks about returning to Earth on 70th birthday
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
“It makes me feel like I’m 30 years old again”: NASA’s oldest astronaut Don Pettit celebrates his 70th birthday with a rejuvenated return
At 70, Don Pettit defied age by completing a seven-month mission on the ISS, finding weightlessness rejuvenated him. Despite ...
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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Veteran NASA astronaut says ISS can operate past 2030
A veteran NASA astronaut just back from the International Space Station believes the orbiting facility can operate well past ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
NASA's oldest full-time astronaut is back home and doing well a week after wrapping up a seven-month space mission.
'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)
Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And ...
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth after 220 days aboard the ISS | CW39
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is back on Earth after completing a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station. Pettit, ...
What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.”
Not many people celebrate their birthday by burning a fiery arc through the atmosphere, pulling 4.4gs in freefall back to ...