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Who is Don Pettit and how did NASA's oldest astronaut end up in Scotland?
NASA's oldest astronaut ended up in Scotland just a few hours after returning from 220 days in space. Don Pettit and his team ...
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Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)
Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.
NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit Returns to Earth on 70th Birthday After Historic ISS Mission
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 ...
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NASA’s oldest astronaut lands on his 70th birthday
A Soyuz capsule carrying the American and two Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday, the day of Pettit’s milestone birthday. “Today at 0420 Moscow time, the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with ...
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NASA’s oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit celebrates 70th birthday in style, lands on Earth after 220 days
“Today at 0420 Moscow time (0120 GMT), the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald (Don) Pettit aboard landed near the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan,” a statement ...
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Soyuz spacecraft brings Russian, American crew back to earth from space station
"Its deorbiting and descent to Earth were normal," the agency said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. It added that the ...
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An off-planet birthday! NASA’s longest-serving astronaut returns to Earth on his 70th birthday.
“Today at 0420 Moscow time (0120 GMT), the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald (Don) Pettit aboard landed near the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan,” Russia’s ...
Three astronauts return to Earth after 220-day mission in space
Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Donald Pettit arrived in Kazakhstan after completing a ...
Gulf News13d
NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
"Today at 0420 Moscow time (0120 GMT), the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald (Don) Pettit aboard landed near the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan," Russia's space ...
Euronews13d
Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Expedition 72 crew lands in Kazakhstan
The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, along with NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, successfully returned to Earth, according to the Russian space ...
The Daily Star13d
Nasa’s oldest astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
"Today at 0420 Moscow time (0120 GMT), the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald (Don) Pettit aboard landed near the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan," Russia's space ...
The New Zealand Herald13d
Nasa’s oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
“Today at 0420 Moscow time (0120 GMT), the Soyuz MS-26 landing craft with Alexei Ovchinin, Ivan Vagner and Donald (Don) Pettit aboard landed near the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan,” Russia’s ...