NASA’s Oldest Astronaut Reports That Something Strange Happened to His Body When He Went to Space

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On his 70th birthday, America's oldest full-time astronaut touched down back on Earth after spending 220 days on the International Space Station — and according to him, he didn't feel his age at all up there.

As Ars Technica and other outlets report, NASA astronaut Don Pettit was jovial during his first press appearance since coming back down to Earth on April 20 — though admittedly, it had been a few days since he'd thrown up all over the Kazakh steppes where the Russian Soyuz rocket that brought him home touched down.

Though he's happy to be back home on terra firma, the astronaut couldn't help but wax poetic about his time on the space station.

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Author / Journalist: Noor Al-Sibai

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Topics: NASA International space station Astronaut Zero gravity Off World

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Published On: 2025-04-30 @ 16:32:44 (20 hours ago)

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