Soyuz TMA-3M crewmember
Expeditions 30 and 31 flight engineer
Don Pettit was in the middle of doing a fumarole gas sampling on a scientific expedition in New Zealand when he got a phone call from NASA to become an astronaut. He has a doctorate in chemical engineering and was also involved in projects about fluid physics under reduced gravity conditions.
A veteran of two spaceflights, Dr Pettit has logged 177 days in space and over 13 hours on EVAs. During his first long-term mission in 2002 he was launched on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, but returned to Earth in a Soyuz capsule. Highlights of his second mission in 2008 included expanding the living quarters of the Space Station to eventually house six crewmembers.
“When I return this time to the International Space Station, it’s going to be like I’m going home – a home away from home,” says Pettit.
Telli meie uudiskiri, et saada uusimad uudised, missioonide värskendused ja eksklusiivsed ülevaated otse oma postkasti. Ole esimeste seas, kes saab teada meie tulevastest projektidest ja läbimurretest.
