April 20 (UPI) --Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday as he returned to Earth from a seven-month stay at the International Space Station, during which he completed ...

A veteran NASA astronaut who flew to orbit more than seven months ago with two Russians is preparing to return to Earth. Don Pettit, who arrived Sept. 11, 2024 for his third-ever stint at the ...

Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA's oldest active astronaut has redefined traveling "home" for your birthday, landing from the International Space Station on the same day that he turned 70.

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut, celebrated his 70th birthday with two cosmonaut crewmates overnight Saturday, undocking from the International Space Station and plunging back to ...

Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, returned to Earth on Saturday night from the International Space Station. Pettit, who turned 70 on Sunday, landed at 9:20 ...

Some space observers raised concerns about Mr Pettit’s health following his return, as Nasa’s live coverage of the landing was abruptly cut short after the 70-year-old astronaut was extracted ...

NEW DELHI: India is all set to send another astronaut into space this May, marking a historic step forward in the country’s space ambitions. The announcement came late on Friday evening ...

Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who has ventured to space four times, is due to return to Earth soon from the International Space Station. Pettit will turn 70 on Sunday (Monday in Australia).

Along with the neuroimaging study, the Indian astronaut will also work on crop seeds aboard the ISS and explore how spaceflight affects plant genetics across generations, a key step toward sustainable ...

Trending Photos Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is set to travel to the International Space Station next month as part of an Axiom-4 mission, four decades after Rakesh Sharma's iconic spaceflight ...