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An off-planet birthday! NASA’s longest-serving astronaut returns to Earth on his 70th birthday.
NASA’s oldest astronaut has returned to his home planet after spending the days leading up his 70th birthday off-world.
NASA Confirms 70-Year-Old Astronaut Don Pettit Is Doing Well Despite Looking Frail After Landing
NASA’s oldest serving astronaut returned to Earth on Saturday following a 7-month mission on board the International Space ...
Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Expedition 72 crew lands in Kazakhstan
A Russian Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft carrying Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut has returned to Earth as the International ...
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Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)
Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.
NASA's oldest astronaut marks 70th birthday with epic return to Earth
A cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens envision their 70th birthday. But NASA's ...
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Capsule with 1 American, 2 Russians returns to Earth from International Space Station
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one American astronaut safely landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, concluding a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station MOSCOW -- A Soyuz ...