Donald Pettit - Wikipedia
Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the Zero G Cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space. [1]
Donald R. Pettit - NASA
Sep 30, 2024 · Pettit did scientific research, repair of ISS systems, and captured the first commercial cargo spacecraft, the SpaceX Dragon D1 using the robotic arm. They landed in Kazakhstan after 193 days in space.
NASA Astronaut Donald R. Pettit
Aug 21, 2002 · Donald R. Pettit was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1996 and served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 30 and 31, where he lived in space for more than a year.
Dr. Donald R. Pettit – NESC Academy Biography - NASA
Jul 26, 2023 · Pettit completed his first spaceflight as NASA International Space Station Science Officer aboard the station, logging more than 161 days in space, including over 13 EVA hours. During their 5-1/2 months aboard the ISS, the crew worked with numerous U.S. and Russian science experiments.
Don Pettit, NASA’s oldest active astronaut, begins mission …
Sep 12, 2024 · Pettit is one of NASA’s longest-tenured astronauts still on active duty. A staff scientist at New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory before his 1996 NASA selection, his first...
A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from …
4 days ago · People who appreciate good astrophotography will no doubt be familiar with the work of Don Pettit, a veteran NASA astronaut who is closing in on having lived 500 days of his life in space.
Don Pettit, NASA’s Oldest Active Astronaut, Is Going Back to Space
May 15, 2024 · When chemical engineer Don Pettit, age 69, blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this summer, he will become the second-oldest NASA astronaut in space, after the legendary John...
NASA's oldest active astronaut Don Pettit to make 4th trip to ISS …
Jun 26, 2024 · NASA's oldest active astronaut will return to space for a six-month mission in September. Don Pettit, 69, will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) as a part of the Roscosmos -led...
'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 …
2 days ago · NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in 160,000 years, as it lit up the night skies across the globe.
NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious …
Oct 28, 2024 · At the age of 69, Pettit is NASA's oldest active astronaut and began his third long-duration stay on the space station last month. A lifelong tinkerer and gifted science communicator, he...