NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday

NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday

Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, capping off his fourth mission to space, the agency said in a release. Pettit, along with Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, will bid farewell to their orbital home of more than seven months when they undock from the International Space Station…

NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth after more than 200 days in space

Astronaut Don Pettit, who has been at the International Space Station since September, is set to land Saturday in Kazakhstan with two Russians.

Don Pettit, Nasa’s oldest astronaut, returning home on his 70th birthday after 220 days in space

With over 3,520 orbits around Earth and 93.3 million miles travelled, Don Pettit has experienced our planet from a perspective few people ever will

NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday - The Pulse of NH

Bill Ingalls/NASA/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere on Saturday, capping off his fourth mission to space, the agency said in a re...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday - Connect FM | Local News Radio | Dubois, PA

(NEW YORK) — In a remarkable coincidence, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will mark his 70th birthday with a fiery reentry through Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday, capping off his fourth mission to space, the agency said in a release. Pettit, along with Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin […]