Donald Pettit
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Date of Birth: 4/20/1955
Status: Active
Nationality: United States of America
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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.
Space Experience
Time in Space: 581 days, 2 hours, 45 minutes, and 1 second
Number of Flights: 4
Number of Landings: 3
Number of Spacewalks: 2
EVA Time: 13 hours and 17 minutes
First Flight: 11/24/2002
Last Flight: 9/11/2024