Donald Pettit - Wikipedia
Donald Roy Pettit (born April 20, 1955) is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the Zero G Coffee Cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space. [1]
Donald R. Pettit - NASA
Sep 30, 2024 · A veteran of three spaceflights, Pettit served as NASA Science Officer for Expedition 6 in 2003, operated the robotic arm for STS-126 in 2008 and served as a Flight Engineer for Expedition 30/31 in 2012, where he lived aboard the International Space Station for more than one year.
NASA Astronaut Donald R. Pettit
Aug 21, 2002 · Donald R. Pettit was selected as a NASA astronaut in 1996 and served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station for Expedition 30 and 31, where he lived in space for more than a year.
Dr. Donald R. Pettit - NESC Academy Biography - NASA
Jul 26, 2023 · Pettit completed his first spaceflight as NASA International Space Station Science Officer aboard the station, logging more than 161 days in space, including over 13 EVA hours. During their 5-1/2 months aboard the ISS, the crew worked with numerous U.S. and Russian science experiments.
Don Pettit, NASA’s Oldest Active Astronaut, Is Going Back to Space
May 15, 2024 · When chemical engineer Don Pettit, age 69, blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS) this summer, he will become the second-oldest NASA astronaut in space, after the legendary John...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit makes fourth trip to the International …
Jun 5, 2024 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit, first ventured to the International Space Station as a member of Expedition 6 in November 2003 and last returned from a trip to the orbiting outpost on July 1, 2012....
Donald R. Pettit Oral History - NASA
Aug 17, 2015 · This interview is being conducted with Dr. Donald Pettit in Houston, Texas, at the NASA Johnson Space Center for the International Space Station [ISS] Program Oral History Project. Interviewer is Sandra Johnson.
NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious …
Oct 28, 2024 · At the age of 69, Pettit is NASA's oldest active astronaut and began his third long-duration stay on the space station last month. A lifelong tinkerer and gifted science communicator, he...
Don Pettit, NASA’s oldest active astronaut, begins mission aboard …
Sep 12, 2024 · Pettit is one of NASA’s longest-tenured astronauts still on active duty. A staff scientist at New Mexico’s Los Alamos National Laboratory before his 1996 NASA selection, his first...
Interview With NASA Astronaut Donald Pettit - The Debrief
Apr 29, 2021 · At 65-years-old, Pettit is NASA’s oldest active astronaut, currently preparing for his next trip back into space. Recently, The Debrief spoke with Don Pettit about his experiences in space and what lies ahead for the future of space travel.