Don Pettit
How To Take Photos Of Earth While Whizzing At 17,000 MPH
When you're flying above Earth in a spaceship or space station, taking a clear picture below is more than a…
What Happens To Your Skin in Space
The microgravity environment of the ISS poses many challenges to the human body -- some more expected than others --…
Image Follow-up: Fire Up Your Spacecraft Thrusters!
Here's a follow-up on an interesting image we posted last year, during Don Pettit's stay on the International Space Station…
Welcome to the Space Station Science Garage
What do you get when you combine Mike Massimino, Don Pettit, Chris Hadfield, Tom Marshburn and some bean bag chairs?…
The Challenges of Photography Aboard the ISS
Don Pettit has always been one of our favorite astronauts. From his "Saturday Morning Science" and "Science Off the Sphere"…
Don Pettit: Astronaut, Mr. Science, Space Gardner and Astrophotographer Extraordinaire
After completing 193 days in space as a member of the Expedition 30 and 31 crews, astronaut Don Pettit returned…
ISS Expedition 31 Crew Returns Safely to Earth
We’re sure going to miss Don Pettit’s and Andre Kuipers’ reports and images from the International Space Station. Pettit, Kuipers…
Water Balloons in Space
As part of his ongoing (and always entertaining) "Science Off the Sphere" series, Expedition 31 flight engineer Don Pettit experiments…
Don Pettit’s Guide to Space Etiquette: Having Guests for Dinner
If you haven’t been reading astronaut Don Pettit’s “Letters to Earth” – a diary of his 6-month stay in space…
Venus Transit As Seen from the International Space Station
[/caption] The guy known as Mr. Fixit in space was also Mr. Prepared. This image is from NASA Astronaut Don…