PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Donald Pettit is gearing up to return to Earth after spending several months on the International Space Station. The 69-year-old Silverton, Oregon, native is known as ...

Astronaut Donald Pettit made a stop in Corvallis on Friday and wowed a standing-room only crowd at Oregon State University’s LaSells Stewart Center with his accounts of life in space.

Using an amateur radio setup, 10 children from area schools connected with astronaut Donald Pettit for an exclusive — but scripted — chat about life on the International Space Station.