Biographies of U.S. Astronauts

Pettit

Donald Roy

USA

Donald Pettit

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Personal data

Birthdate:  20.04.1955
Birthplace:  Silverton, Oregon
Marital status:  married
Children:  two
Selection date:  01.05.1996
Selection group:  NASA-16
Position:  MSP
Status:  active

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
1  STS-113 Endeavour / ISS-06 / Soyuz TMA-1  MS / Flight Engineer  24.11.2002 - 04.05.2003 161d 01h 14m 
2  STS-126 Endeavour  MS  15.11.2008 - 30.11.2008 15d 20h 29m 
3  Soyuz TMA-03M / ISS-30 / ISS-31  Flight Engineer  21.12.2011 - 01.07.2012 192d 18h 58m 
4  Soyuz MS-26 / ISS-71 / ISS-72  Flight Engineer  11.09.2024

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Total (old)  369d 16h 41m 
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz TMA-02M  Flight Engineer
2 Soyuz MS-25  Flight Engineer

Additional information

Bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Oregon State University, 1978; Ph.D. in chemical engineering from University of Arizona, 1983; Staff scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory; unsuccessful application for NASA astronaut groups 10, 12 and 15; hobbies: Photography, swimming.

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