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An off-planet birthday! NASA’s longest-serving astronaut returns to Earth on his 70th birthday.
NASA’s oldest astronaut has returned to his home planet after spending the days leading up his 70th birthday off-world.
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Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)
Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.
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