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.
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Chemist and astronaut Don Petit developed the technique for photographing lightning from space.
Cukrová vata, dážď na Slnku aj blesk z vesmíru. Pozrite si májové vesmírne fotky
Slovakia· 2025-06-10
NASA astronaut Don Petit celebrated his 70th birthday by returning through the atmosphere in a spacecraft after completing a seven-month mission.
Najstariji astronaut (70) proveo 7 meseci u svemiru, a njegov izgled po povratku frapirao je sve
Serbia· 2025-04-22
Don Petit is the oldest American astronaut who returned from space on his 70th birthday.
Simbolično: Najstariji američki astronaut vratio se iz svemira na 70. rođendanSerbia· 2025-04-20
Don Petit, currently the oldest American astronaut, returned from space just on his 70th birthday.
Najstariji američki astronaut vratio se iz svemira na 70. rođendan
Montenegro· 2025-04-20Don Petit is an astronaut and astrophotographer currently aboard the International Space Station, capturing stunning images of the partial solar eclipse.
۹ فروردین؛ نخستین خورشید گرفتگی سال جدید | تصاویر ماهوارهای از سایه ماه را کجا ببینیم؟
Iran· 2025-03-24
Don Petit, an astronaut, engineer, and photographer for NASA, recently returned to the International Space Station for his fourth mission.
Η Γη τη νύχτα από τον Διεθνή Διαστημικό Σταθμό
Greece· 2025-02-14