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Soaring to the ISS: Shukla’s Historic Space Journey
As the pilot of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, Shubanshu Shukla will spend about two weeks on the ISS, gaining skills ...
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NASA’s Don Pettit returns to Earth on his 70th birthday after 220 days in space (WATCH)
NASA's oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, celebrated his 70th birthday in a remarkable fashion—returning to Earth after a ...
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NASA's oldest active astronaut returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Spending 220 days in space, Pettit and his crewmates Ovchinin and Vagner orbited the Earth 3,520 times and completed a ...
An astronaut’s awe-inspiring views from life in space
Longtime NASA astronaut Don Pettit is set to return from his fourth trip to space on Saturday night. Here are some of his ...
NASA’s oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit celebrates 70th birthday in style, lands on Earth after 220 days
Donald R. Pettit, fondly known as Don Pettit, was selected by NASA in 1966. The oldest serving NASA astronaut, Don Pettit ...
NASA astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday
Following a seven-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed safely in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Sunday local ...
The Forgotten Story Of C341 — Or Félicette — The French Feline Who Was Launched Into Space In 1963
While the Soviets sent man's best friend into space, the French had other plans. Meet Félicette, the feline astronaut history forgot.
Who is Don Pettit? NASA’s 70-year-old ‘Space Grandpa’ who just came home after 220 days in orbit
NASA’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, has returned safely to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing ...
Oldest astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday
Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts landed in Kazakhstan after a seven-month mission during which they orbited Earth 3,520 ...
Katy Perry’s ‘Life-Changing’ Blue Origin Flight Might Come With Some Regrets
It hasn’t even been a week since the New Shepard flight took off from the launch site near Van Horn, Texas, but the criticism ...
Famed scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki DEFENDS Katy Perry's space trip and says the pop star is being 'picked on' simply because she's female after controversial Blue Origin …
Famed Australian scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Jeff Bezo's all-female Blue ...