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NASA's oldest active astronaut lands with space station crewmates on his 70th birthday
Don Pettit's birthday "party" brought together Russian recovery teams in Kazakhstan, where it was April 20 (his birthdate).
After Blue Origin's New Shepard flight, the question arose: what makes one an 'astronaut?'
After Blue Origin's latest New Shepard launch that featured an all-women celebrity crew, many are wondering, are they now ...
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After Blue Origin's New Shepard flight, the question arose: what makes one an 'astronaut?'
That said, NASA astronauts typically fly to the International Space Station, which orbits at 254 miles above sea level. The first American in space, Alan Shepard, soared to 116 miles above sea ...