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NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere in a Russian Soyuz capsule to wrap up a ...
'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)
Seventy-year-old NASA astronaut Don Pettit looked pretty peaked shortly after returning to Earth from the ISS this month. And ...
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Lily Allen Apologizes to Katy Perry for “Mean” Criticism of Blue Origin Space Flight
Lily Allen issued an apology to Katy Perry after calling out the “Roar” singer specifically for her involvement in the Blue ...
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket into the night on Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral
The Starlink 12-23 mission lifted off into the night from Cape Canaveral SLC-40. Onboard were 23 Starlink satellites.
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How the Hubble Telescope became the 'Energizer bunny of spacecraft,' according to one of its astronaut visitors
John Grunsfeld has a model of the Hubble Space Telescope on his bookshelf. It's right next to a model of a NASA space shuttle ...
Could astronauts visit the Hubble Space Telescope again?
Astronauts repaired and upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope over the course of five servicing missions from 1993 to 2009.
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Aging gracefully: The Hubble Telescope is in 'excellent technical condition' on its 35th birthday, its chief scientist says
The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating its 35th anniversary in space today, but even as a senior citizen in the spacecraft ...
A Chinese-born crypto tycoon—of all people—changed the way I think of space
SpaceX tested the Plug and Plaser device for the first time in space last year on the Polaris Dawn mission, which was most ...
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SpaceX to launch private Crew Dragon flight around Earth’s poles
A blockchain entrepreneur, a cinematographer, a polar adventurer and a robotics researcher plan to fly around Earth’s poles ...
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's Don Pettit, 2 cosmonaut crewmates, wrap up seven-month space station visit
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in ...