But NASA's oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian while hurtling toward Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up ...

It was Don Pettit's 4th spaceflight, with over 18 months spent in orbit during his career NASA astronaut Don Pettit (C) being carried to a medical tent shortly after he, and Roscosmos cosmonauts ...

Landing on the steppes of Kazakhstan coincides with US astronaut Donald Pettit’s 70th birthday. NASA astronaut Donald ... This was Pettit’s fourth spaceflight, with a total of 590 days in ...

Astronaut Don Pettit being carried to a medical tent shortly after landing in Kazakhstan. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month ...

NASA's oldest active astronaut has returned home to Houston after his latest stint in orbit. Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.

But NASA’s oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards the Earth to wrap up a seven-month mission. It was the fourth spaceflight for US astronaut Don ...

But Nasa's oldest serving astronaut Don Pettit became a septuagenarian ... miles over the course of their mission. It was the fourth spaceflight for Pettit, who has logged more than 18 months ...

Its large body features handrails for astronauts to perform maintenance and modular components to facilitate upgrades with the evolution of technology. This allowed NASA to design and plan fixes ...