Don Pettit became septuagenarian hurtling towards Earth after seven-month mission at International Space StationCake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens celebrate their 70th birthday.But Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut, Don Pettit, became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a seven-month mission onboard the International Space Station (ISS). Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/20/nasa-oldest-astronaut-don-pettit-celebrates-70th-birthday-with-return-to-earth
Author : Agence France-Presse in Washington
Publish date : 2025-04-20 09:48:00
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Nasa’s oldest astronaut celebrates 70th birthday with return to Earth
