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 · Selected by NASA to be an astronaut in April 1996, Dr. Pettit reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1996. A veteran of three spaceflights, Dr. Pettit has logged more than 370 days in space and over 13 spacewalk hours.
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.
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...
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...
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...
Ad astra - Silverton native Don Pettit takes on historic fourth …
Sep 16, 2024 · Silverton native Don Pettit has become the oldest astronaut to join a long-term space mission after returning to the International Space Station (ISS) Sept. 11 for a six-month scientific assignment. Pettit, 69, has spent the last two-and-a-half years training for the mission, which will be his first since 2012 and fourth space flight overall.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit makes fourth trip to the International …
Jun 5, 2024 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit, first ventured to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 6 in November 2003 and last returned from a trip to the orbiting outpost on July 1,...
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...
Interview With NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit - The Debrief
Apr 29, 2021 · At 65-years-old, Pettit is NASA’s oldest active astronaut, currently preparing for his next trip back into space. Recently, The Debrief spoke with Don Pettit about his experiences in space and what lies ahead for the future of space travel.