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Watch the pair of amazing time-lapses of the Aurora Borealis from the International Space Station captured by NASA astronaut ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is scheduled to return to Earth from the International Space Station, completing his 4th mission to ...
Pettit’s use of near-infrared imaging reveals a striking contrast between lush vegetation and winding waterways, producing a ...
Posted on social media, Pettit’s image offers a rare, high-contrast perspective of the world’s largest river delta, ...
A fast-moving vehicle, a long shutter speed, and a unique vantage point come together to create a striking image.
Don Pettit / NASA NASA astronaut Don Pettit has been busy with his camera again. The crack photographer recently shared another stunning image, this one captured from the window of a Crew Dragon ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Don Pettit is no stranger to space — he's spent more than a year living at the International Space Station, but his love of space started long before he joined NASA's space ...
Don Pettit misses outer space. He's spent over a year of his life in space, having completed three trips to the International Space Station. But that most recent trip ended over a decade ago in 2013.
Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere in a Russian Soyuz capsule to wrap up a seven-month mission at the International Space Station.
Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Don Pettit. The astronaut described the experience as "what it's like to come back to Mother Earth," he said in a press conference on April 28, per Space.com.
Well, Donald Roy Pettit is not like most of us. 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.