Silverton native Donald R. Pettit's "Spaceborne" features photos from his 2012 space mission aboard the International Space Station.

Pettit posted the image to Reddit, causing a stir when he commented: “My name is Donald Pettit, and I am an active NASA astronaut and astrophotographer. New to Reddit, I wanted to share some of ...

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The first patented invention made in space was a coffee cup.. In November 2008, Donald Pettit wanted to drink his tea and coffee from an open vessel. While aboard the I.S.S., he tore out a plastic ...

Space station veteran Donald Pettit, NASA's oldest active-duty astronaut at 69, Soyuz MS-26/72S commander Aleksey Ovchinin and cosmonaut Ivan Vagner blasted off atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket at the ...