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'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Mercury astronaut John Glenn was 77 when he returned to orbit on a short shuttle flight in 1998. But he’d been gone from NASA ...
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What’s it like to be 70 years old in space? “All those little aches and pains heal up.”
On Monday, a little more than a week after returning from orbit, Pettit met with reporters at Johnson Space Center. "It's good to be back on planet Earth," he said. "As much as I love exploring ...
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NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Returning to Earth has always been "a significant challenge" for his body, Pettit said from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good," he said ...
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'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
During a press conference Monday at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, veteran astronaut Don Pettit reflected on his latest 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).