Veteran NASA Astronaut Don Pettit: Earth Gravity Rehabilitation

Veteran NASA Astronaut Don Pettit: Earth Gravity Rehabilitation

NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 flight engineer Don Pettit: "Undergoing gravity rehab and nearly back to being an earthling. Gravity is good but adapting back to gravity can take awhile. Of the photos I've taken Exp 72 is some of my proudest work! To resume posting soon."

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth on April 19, 2025, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station.  Pettit spent 220 days in space, earning him a total of 590 days in space over the course of his four spaceflights. He orbited the Earth 3,520 times, traveling 93.3 million miles in low-Earth orbit.

NASA Astronaut Donald R. Pettit Biography:
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An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: Don Pettit
Release Date: May 17, 2025

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