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'I feel like a little kid': NASA astronaut, 70, reflects on his 220-day mission
Veteran astronaut Don Pettit conducted hundreds of hours of research and captured over half a million photos during his ISS ...
NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday
Fresh from space, NASA’s oldest full-time astronaut said Monday that weightlessness made him feel decades younger, with ...
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'I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good': NASA astronaut Don Pettit explains why he seemed so unwell after landing (video)
"I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good," Pettit told reporters during a press conference from NASA's Johnson ...
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NASA Demos New Precision Landing Technology
The agency said Tuesday it demonstrated the ability of the new hazard detection technology to perform a precise landing. The ...
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Republican lawmakers want to move NASA headquarters out of DC
Texas lawmakers are leading an effort to relocate NASA to Johnson Space Center when the lease on its current headquarters ...
NASA Needs to Build Gloves and Boots That Can Withstand Frigid Moon Temperatures
Spacesuit parts are being tested in a cryogenic ice chamber to see how well they would fare in the lunar south pole.
NASA Astronaut Shares Why He Looked Frail After Landing; 'Didn't Feel Good, Didn't Look Good'
The astronaut said that he didn't look good because he "didn't feel too good" after throwing up when the spacecraft touched down. "I didn't look too good because I didn't feel too good. I was right in ...