Donald R. Pettit, fondly known as Don Pettit, was selected by NASA in 1966. The oldest serving NASA astronaut, Don Pettit ...

NASA’s oldest active astronaut, Don Pettit, has returned safely to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the ISS, landing ...

In a touching coincidence of timing, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday by returning to Earth after a seven-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Alongside ...

After a 220-day mission covering over 93.3 million miles, astronaut Donald Pettit and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan ...

Space. It’s the final frontier, you know. This last week saw some big space news, says comedian and writer Steve N Allen.

NASA's oldest astronaut ended up in Scotland just a few hours after returning from 220 days in space. Don Pettit and his team ...

Don Pettit, Nasa's oldest active-duty astronaut, safely returned to Earth, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the ...

The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, carrying Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, along with NASA astronaut Donald Pettit, successfully returned to Earth, according to the Russian space agency, ...

How will the astronauts come home? The journey home for these astronauts will begin at 5:57 p.m. EDT in the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which will depart from the ISS's Rassvet module. Then the ...

A cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens envision their 70th birthday. But NASA's ...

America's oldest serving astronaut has touched down on Earth on his 70th birthday. NASA astronaut Donald Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts had been on a seven-month mission to the International Space ...

Donald Pettit is gearing up to return to Earth after spending several months on the International Space Station.