Donald Pettit

Donald Pettit

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1955-04-20

Status Active

Type Government


Astronaut Biography

Donald 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.

Donald Pettit's Launches

Soyuz 2.1a | Soyuz MS-26

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-03M

Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-126

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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Space Shuttle Endeavour / OV-105 | STS-113

United Space Alliance
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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