NASA astronaut Don Pettit discusses his life and career ahead of his fourth flight to the International Space Station. HWHAP Episode 350.
Houston, we have a podcast.
Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space center, episode 350, the nonstop scientist.
I'm Ken Appell, and I'll be your host today on this podcast, we bring in the experts, scientists, engineers, and astronauts, all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight.
On this episode, I'm lucky enough to sit down with a veteran NASA astronaut who is about to launch to the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is set to fly on the Soyuz MS 26 mission to station, where he'll stay for six months alongside the crew of Expedition 72.
He will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexei Ofchinen and Yvonne Wagner.
This will be Pettit's fourth flight assignment of his astronaut career.
Pettit was selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate in 1996.
He's a native of Silverton, Oregon, and he holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State University and a doctorate in chemical engineering from the University of Arizona.
And prior to his career with NASA, Pettit worked as a staff scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
And now that's just a glimpse into the wealth of Don Pettit's spaceflight career, which didn't even touch on his notable in space inventions, amazing astrophotography, and fun but educational content.
And lucky enough for us here on Earth, he's heading back to station.
Tune in to learn about this season astronaut and all there is to look forward to during his six month research mission on the orbiting laboratory.
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Houston, we have a podcast.
Dawn, thank you so much for coming on.