NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner after a seven-month mission on the International Space Station. The mission concluded on Saturday as they landed southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. During their
- 220 days
- 3,520 orbits
- 93.3 million-mile journey
Pettit advanced 3D printing, water purification, plant growth, and fire behavior studies in microgravity. The return coincided with Pettit’s 70th birthday on April 20.
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