NASA’s oldest active astronaut, 69-year-old Don Pettit, embarks on six-month ISS mission: Know more about his space journey

NASA’s oldest active astronaut, 69-year-old Don Pettit, embarks on six-month ISS mission: Know more about his space journey

NASA’s veteran astronaut Don Pettit, aged 69, has begun a six-month mission to the ISS alongside Russian cosmonauts Aleksey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner. The team launched from Kazakhstan aboard Soyuz MS-26. With over 370 days in space and significant mission contributions, Pettit’s expertise remains invaluable for ongoing space exploration efforts.