Who Is Don Pettit? Nasa's Oldest Active Astronaut To Return From Iss

Apr 16, 2025 Sumaya Rathour

Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, begins a six-month mission aboard the ISS.

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At 69, Pettit has already spent over a year in space on three missions.

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Pettit launched from Kazakhstan aboard Soyuz MS-26 with Russian cosmonauts on September 11.

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Expedition 72 will involve spacewalks, new spacecraft, and science investigations on the ISS.

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1. The ISS will welcome five visiting vehicles, including Dragon and Dream Chaser mini-shuttle.

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