Don Pettit
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 69 |
Date of birth | April 20,1955 |
Zodiac sign | Taurus |
Born | Silverton |
Oregon | |
United States | |
Space missions | STS-126, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-1, Expedition 30, Expedition 6, Expedition 31, Soyuz TMA-03M |
Expedition 6, STS-126, STS-113, Soyuz TMA-1, Expedition 30, Expedition 31, Soyuz TMA-03M | |
STS-126 | |
STS-113 | |
Expedition 6 | |
Soyuz TMA-1 | |
Expedition 30 | |
Expedition 31 | |
Soyuz TMA-03M | |
Total eva time | 13 hours 0 minutes |
First space flight | Soyuz TMA-1 |
Space agency | NASA |
Job | Astronaut |
Veteran | |
Chemical engineer | |
Education | The University of Arizona |
Oregon State University | |
College of Engineering | |
University of Arizona | |
Doctor advisor | Thomas W. Peterson |
Select | NASA |
Books | Spaceborne |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 418336 |
Don Pettit Life story
Donald Roy Pettit is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his unique orbital astrophotography and intuitive in-space inventions such as the microgravity coffee cup, the first ever patent filed from space.