Don Petit
Don Petit is a NASA astronaut, engineer, and photographer known for his work aboard the International Space Station (ISS). With a passion for capturing the beauty of Earth from space, Petit has completed multiple missions, during which he has utilized advanced photographic equipment to take stunning images of illuminated cities, the auroras, and the vast expanse of stars in our galaxy. His recent return to the ISS for his fourth mission has allowed him to further explore the wonders of low-light photography in the unique environment of space.
Born on Apr 20, 1955 (70 years old)
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Slovakia:
Chemist and astronaut Don Petit developed the technique for photographing lightning from space.
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Serbia:
NASA astronaut Don Petit celebrated his 70th birthday by returning through the atmosphere in a spacecraft after completing a seven-month mission.
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Serbia:
Don Petit is the oldest American astronaut who returned from space on his 70th birthday.
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Montenegro:
Don Petit, currently the oldest American astronaut, returned from space just on his 70th birthday.
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Iran:
Don Petit is an astronaut and astrophotographer currently aboard the International Space Station, capturing stunning images of the partial solar eclipse.
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Don Petit, an astronaut, engineer, and photographer for NASA, recently returned to the International Space Station for his fourth mission.
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