Oldest astronaut lands back on Earth on his 70th birthday

MSN - 20/04
Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut turned 70 as he hurtled back to Earth after a seven-month mission in space. Don Pettit landed in Kazakhstan in the early hours of his milestone birthday, marking the end of his sixties and his mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). A Soyuz capsule carrying Mr Pettit, who is American, and two Russian co...

Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut turned 70 as he hurtled back to Earth after a seven-month mission in space.

Don Pettit landed in Kazakhstan in the early hours of his milestone birthday, marking the end of his sixties and his mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

A Soyuz capsule carrying Mr Pettit, who is American, and two Russian cosmonauts landed on Sunday morning, hours after undocking from the ISS.

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