Space station veteran Donald Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut at 69, Soyuz MS-26/72S commander Aleksey Ovchinin and cosmonaut Ivan Vagner blasted off atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket at the ...

Pinpoint Stars In 2003, when the International Space Station was a mere three years old, NASA astronaut Donald Pettit took a gorgeous picture of the Earth's atmosphere, with countless stars frozen ...

NASA astronaut Donald Pettit being carried to a medical tent shortly after landing in a Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft with Russian astronauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an energetic tinkerer and photographer, used his off-duty time on the International Space Station ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald Pettit is gearing up to return to Earth after spending several months on the International Space Station.The 69-year-old Silverton, Oregon, native is known as NASA‘s ...

A Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying American Donald Pettit and Russians Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Wagner landed in Kazakhstan on Sunday. America's oldest serving astronaut has touched down on Earth ...

Using an amateur radio setup, 10 children from area schools connected with astronaut Donald Pettit for an exclusive — but scripted — chat about life on the International Space Station.

Using an amateur radio setup, 10 children from area schools connected with astronaut Donald Pettit for an exclusive — but scripted — chat about life on the International Space Station.

NASA's oldest astronaut ended up in Scotland just a few hours after returning from 220 days in space. Don Pettit and his team completed a seven month research assignment at the International Space ...

Her colleagues Donald Pettit and Nick Hague then showcased some packaged food they would be eating for Thanksgiving dinner, which included Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, apples and spice, and ...

NASA astronaut Donald Pettit took a photo of stars from the International Space Station in 2003. It's no longer "possible" to take it now.

Her colleagues Donald Pettit and Nick Hague then showcased some packaged food they would be eating for Thanksgiving dinner, which included Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, apples and spice, and ...