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NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth

NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return to Earth after more than 200 days in space
Astronaut Don Pettit, who has been at the International Space Station since September, is set to land Saturday in Kazakhstan with two Russians.
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit to return from ISS on 70th birthday
NASA astronaut Don Pettit celebrates his 70th birthday with a spectacular return from the International Space Station after 220 days in orbit.
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Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit and 2 cosmonauts return to Earth today
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two cosmonaut colleagues will return to Earth this evening (April 19), and you can watch their homecoming live. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Pettit, Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) today at 5:57 p.
NASA's most senior astronaut returns to Earth with two cosmonauts
Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, is celebrating his 70th birthday while landing in Kazakhstan after 220 days in space.
NASA's oldest astronaut returning to Earth after ISS mission
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, alongside his two Russian cosmonaut colleagues.
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Watch Live: NASA Astronaut Don Pettit Returns to Earth on His 70th Birthday After 220 Days in Space
A space homecoming is coming soon as NASA astronaut Don Pettit and two Russian cosmonauts wrap up a 220-day orbital mission aboard the International Space Station. The trio will land in Kazakhstan on Pettit's 70th birthday,
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