National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Donald Pettit
United States of America
Active
Biography
/01Donald Roy Pettit is an American chemical engineer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one space shuttle mission and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica. As of 2018, at age 63, he is NASA's oldest active astronaut.
Type
Government
Age
70
Date of Birth
April 20, 1955
First Flight
November 24, 2002
Last Flight
September 11, 2024
Career Stats
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Flights
4
Landings
2
Spacewalks
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Time in Space