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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.
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China's Shenzhou 20 astronauts arrive at Tiangong space station (video)
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Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit returns to Earth on 70th birthday
Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday as he returned to Earth from a seven-month stay at the ...
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 Station (ISS). Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday with a special homecoming, ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth after more than 200 days in space
Astronaut Don Pettit, who has been at the International Space Station since September, is set to land Saturday in Kazakhstan ...