DR Pettit - 20.04.1955

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12.10.2024 o 00:40 CEST Donald Roy Pettit osiągnął 400 dni nalotu.
W tej kategorii jest już 36. uczestnikiem lotów kosmicznych, który tego dokonał oraz 4. w 2024.
Minimum 400 dni nalotu, wg kraju pochodzenia kosmonauty..., mają:
Rosja 28
USA 7
Japonia 1

Congratulations @astro_Pettit on reaching 400 total days in space!
You once told me they’re just vanity metrics, because every year that list will grow in size, age, & diversity, until it is functionally meaningless.
And THAT is the goal of human spaceflight! Keep pushing it.

https://twitter.com/PettitFrontiers/status/1844893630978502895

2)

Big things coming on the ISS right now.
That desk-mounted solar filter is going to capture something no human eye has ever seen before in history.
@astro_Pettit is preparing a special lens he hand built on the ground for a world-first photo 12 years in the making.
No spoilers.

https://twitter.com/PettitFrontiers/status/1846608757641646289

3) Galveston nocą.

4:14 PM · Oct 6, 2024
Galveston at night. I have a lot of good memories from Galveston, and snapping photos brings me back to the beaches, even when on orbit and at night.
 
Nikon Z9, Nikon 200mm f2 lens, 1/320 second, ISO 25600, processed with Photoshop.

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1842931517900956024

4) Kanał Panamski z odblaskiem słońca (1. zdjęcie) i bez (2. zdjęcie).
Kanał Panamski jest nieuchwytny. Zazwyczaj jest spowity chmurami.

7:57 PM · Oct 7, 2024
Panama Canal with sun glint (1st photo) and without (2nd photo). The Panama Canal is elusive. It is typically shrouded in clouds. Being close to the equator, we only get a near-perpendicular view about once every 10-11 days. Due to the clouds, having a clear canal view only once per mission is the norm.

I got lucky with this pass and not only photographed the canal but also saw it in sun glint where direct rays from the sun reflect off any water in the frame. In sun glint, the Panama Canal looks like flowing mercury.

Nikon Z9, Sigma 70-500mm f6.3 lens set at 170mm, 1/20400 sec, ISO 500.

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1843350004544745616

Turns out @astro_Pettit may celebrate his 70th birthday IN SPACE next April, as NASA’s oldest active astronaut.
Pretty sure that’s a first.

https://twitter.com/PettitFrontiers/status/1847745764774334532

My journey to find the Soviet space shuttle that never was.

https://twitter.com/PettitFrontiers/status/1849594182416977941

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Pustynie Mongolii uchwycone w bliskiej podczerwieni.

5:40 PM · Oct 8, 2024
Somewhere over Mongolia. The deserts of Mongolia are striking from orbit. I am awed every time there is an orbit path overhead. This photo is in near infrared where the normal color spectrum is shifted “down” into the infrared region so the colors we are used to seeing are applied to where we cannot perceive.

Nikon IR modified Z9, Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 lens, 1/6400 sec, f11, ISO 500, Photoshop adjusted (R-B color swap, saturation, contrast).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1843677791763484921


2) Sąsiadujące kraje: Argentyna, Paragwaj i Brazylia.
Nocne zdjęcie pokazuje wspólne granice trzech miast: Puerto Iguazú, Argentyna (dolny środek), Presidente Franco i Ciudad del Este, Paragwaj (po lewej) oraz Foz do Iguaçu i Parque Ouro Verde, Brazylia (po prawej).

4:20 PM · Oct 13, 2024
When three countries intersect: Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil. This nighttime photo shows the shared boundaries of three cities, Puerto Iguazú, Argentina (lower center), Presidente Franco & Ciudad del Este, Paraguay (left), and Foz do Iguaçu & Parque Ouro Verde, Brazil (right).
The Paraná River runs north-south (photo center) with the Iguazu River flowing into it from the east (photo lower center). This is also the home of Iguazu Falls, one of the largest in the world that borders Argentina and Brazil; however, it is not lit at night.
Nikon Z9, Nikon 200mm f2 lens, 1/320 sec, f2, ISO 25600, adjusted in Photoshop (noise reduction, contrast).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1845469607542333576

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Przetworzone zdjęcia ujawniające niektóre szczegóły:
Odblask słońca na Morzu Śródziemnym (podczerwień i konwersja na czerń i biel).
Kiedy słońce odbija się od oceanu, pojawiają się szczegóły wody niewidoczne przy normalnym oświetleniu.
Małe centymetrowe różnice w wysokości oceanu stają się widoczne, odsłaniając ukryte prądy.

9:39 PM · Oct 15, 2024
Sun glint off the Mediterranean Sea (infrared and converted to black and white). When the sun reflects off the ocean, watery details unseen with normal lighting shows up. Small centimeter differences in ocean height become visible, revealing hidden currents.
Here, naturally swirling vortices are seen, about a kilometer in diameter, often lasting for days. Ship wakes cutting through the swirls show up as black lines and can last for hours (second photo shows the ship). Amazing how an orbital vantage can give new observations about our world impossible to see when feet are on the ground (or on a ship).
Nikon Z9 IR modified, Nikon 200mm lens, 1/10000 second, f11, ISO 500.

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1846274791927386255


2) Widok przez okno Crew-8 Dragon na Crew-9 Dragon i Ziemię.

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 7:44 PM · Oct 16, 2024
Dragon-eye view of a Dragon. Looking out the window of Crew-8 dragon at Crew-9 dragon and Earth. Window shape adds an unexpected twist to artistic composition. An oval window seems so much more appealing than a circular window of the same effective size.
Nikon Z9, Nikon 8mm fisheye, 1/1000 second, f2.8, ISO 500, adjusted in Photoshop (black point and some spot removal).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1846608145621098581

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Dorzecze Amazonki i Brazylia nocą.

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 8:13 PM · Oct 19, 2024
The Amazon basin at night is a really dark place. Then Brasília comes into view; an amazing sight! The capital of Brazil surrounded by tropical jungle darkness. I was lucky to get this cloudless shot.
 Nikon Z9, Nikon 200mm f2 lens, 1/320th second, f2, ISO 25600, adjusted with Photoshop (noise reduction, black point, contrast, color).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1847702596485546475

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Close-ups:

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1847702931002507321

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Astronauta 20.01.2025 o 00:40 CET osiągnie 500 dni nalotu.
Będzie 31. człowiekiem, który tego dokona oraz 2. w 2025.
Zostanie 6. Amerykaninem, który osiągnie co najmniej 500. dni nalotu.
Po raz pierwszy astronauci amerykańscy dokonają tego podczas wspólnej misji kosmicznej.
Po zakończeniu lotu znajdzie się na 13. pozycji pod względem nalotu, tuż za Sunitą Lyn 'Suni' Williams.
W przedziale nalotu 500-599 dni będzie 20 kosmonautów...

Rosja 14
USA 5
Japonia 1

2) Planeta podobna do Jowisza wykonana przez astronautę z wody i barwnika spożywczego.

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 3:13 PM · Oct 20, 2024
Creating planets. I was goofing around with my Science of Opportunity efforts and created a Jupiter-like planet out of water and food coloring. With Halloween coming up, I am going to see about making a Jack-o’-lantern. Stay tuned.

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1847989625807065337


3) Ślad za statkiem na Morzu Śródziemnym.
Statki pozostawiają ślady, takie jak oceaniczne smugi kondensacyjne, ale w przeciwieństwie do ich odpowiedników na niebie, utrzymują się one przez wiele godzin.
Można je zobaczyć w blasku słońca, gdzie światło słoneczne odbija się od wody w zlokalizowanym jasnym punkcie.

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 9:38 PM · Oct 21, 2024
Ship wake in Mediterranean Sea. Ships leave wakes, like oceanic contrails, but unlike the sky equivalent, these last for hours. They can be seen in sun glint, where sunlight reflects off the water in a localized bright spot. With a telephoto lens, ocean surface detail is seen, showing individual waves as well as ship wakes. First photo is cropped ship wake revealing wave interference patterns; second photo is overall view.
Nikon Z9, Nikon 200mm f2 lens, 1/4000 sec, f8, ISO 500, adjusted in Photoshop (B&W, contrast, brightness).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1848448748596101533

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Kathmandu, Nepal, w bliskiej podczerwieni (1. zdjęcie) i normalnym świetle widzialnym (2. zdjęcie).
Punkt wyjścia wypraw na Mount Everest.
Astronauta ma nadzieję na zdobycie tego szczytu?

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 1:54 PM · Oct 24, 2024
Kathmandu, Nepal, in near infrared (1st photo) and normal visible (2nd photo). The starting point for expeditions to Mount Everest. I have never been there but hope to correct that after this mission.
Nikon Z9 IR modified, Nikon 200mm f2, 1/5000 sec, f 5.6, ISO 500, Photoshop (R-B color swap, levels, contrast).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1849419112687997277


2) Widok Dragon Crew-9 od środka
Okna mają zdejmowaną osłonę z tkaniny, która chroni przed jasnym światłem słonecznym.

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 6:59 PM · Oct 24, 2024
Inside view of a Dragon belly. After Crew-9 docked, I took a few photos inside the capsule. The windows have a removable fabric covering to keep the bright sunlight out during day passes. I like how the sun shines through the stitching, personifying the composition. Does this look like an inside view of a Dragon?
Nikon Z9, Nikon 8mm fisheye, 1/4th second, f2.8, ISO 3200, adjusted in Photoshop (contrast, brightness, B&W).

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1849495958989467937

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Nauka i sztuka, czyli co może zdziałać astronauta przy wykorzystaniu lokalnych zasobów.

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 2:55 PM · Oct 26, 2024
Science and Art, or Art and Science; related subjects where it really doesn’t matter which comes first. So I have access to a freezer kept at -95 degrees centigrade (-140 F). What would you do with such a freezer in space?

I decided to grow thin wafers of water ice for no more reason than I’m in space and I can. Plus I wanted to see how the freezing front behaves in 0g (without gravitational buoyancy, how does the freezing front push the tiny bubbles around). Here is one frame from a whole series. I photographed the ice (second photo) between crossed polarizers where I used a white (blank) laptop display as the illuminator/polarizer in conjunction with an analyzer (polarizing filter) I strategically packed in my bag of personal effects.

Science, or should I say Nature, has a way of presenting surprising beauty if one is willing to look.

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/1850159429057974425

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Za 2 dni astronauta zostanie 3. 70-latkiem na orbicie oraz pierwszym w tej kategorii odbywającym długotrwały lot. kosmiczny.

Astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth on his 70th birthday
Ivan Hrinko
https://universemagazine.com/en/astronaut-don-pettit-will-return-to-earth-on-his-70th-birthday/

NASA's Johnson Space Center @NASA_Johnson 5:40 PM · Apr 17, 2025
220 days in space, 3,520 orbits of the Earth, 93.3 million miles traveled.
@astro_Pettit is departing the @Space_Station Saturday, April 19, landing in Kazakhstan at 9:20 p.m. EDT at the time of his 70th birthday! For more details and how to watch live: http://go.nasa.gov/3Eg3z2l

https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson/status/1912893829419516138

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 11:34 AM · Apr 19, 2025
Mother Earth, I am coming home

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https://twitter.com/astro_Pettit/status/1913526690883440999

ISS Research @ISS_Research 4:47 PM · Apr 17, 2025
Jack of all trades, master of science! 🧪 @Astro_Pettit turns the camera on science, capturing weather phenomena, electrostatic forces, and other fundamental physics concepts aboard @Space_Station. Explore his science of opportunity: http://go.nasa.gov/4lzxrYb

https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1912880596214534508

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Dla astronauty powrót z orbity okazał się trudny.

Chris Hadfield @Cmdr_Hadfield
Welcome back to Earth’s gravity Don ⁦@astro_Pettit⁩!
What a brutal way to celebrate your 70th birthday after 220 days off-planet.

https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/1913919132929490984

NASA has released one image of  @astro_Pettit following the landing today. Its not very inspiring. I suspect he passed out shortly after being extracted from the ship. They quickly surrounded him and then quietly took him off to the medical tent. Yes he is now much better.

https://x.com/ShuttleAlmanac/status/1913930322611237222

Roger Hernandez @RogerH70301
Is he well? I watched and all they showed was removing him from the capsule then only showed the other two guys.

NASA @NASA 5:23 AM · Apr 20, 2025
According to NASA officials at the landing site, @Astro_Pettit is doing well and in the range of what is expected for him following return to Earth.
What's expected for him? In his own words during an April 16 pre-departure interview, "This is a physiological thing. It affects different people different ways. Some people can go out and eat pizza and dance. When I land, it takes me about 24 hours to feel like I'm a human being again."

https://x.com/NASA/status/1913795673046089776

A. Pettit @PettitFrontier
Can confirm. 🤙

https://x.com/PettitFrontier/status/1913831073286418459

20 avril
Joyeux anniversaire (70) à @astro_Pettit 🎂🎂🎂
(Actuellement en train de rentrer de l'ISS, il doit atterrir aujourd'hui  - 4ème vol : Expedition 6 / STS-126 / Expedition 30-31 et Expedition 71-72 soit environ 590 jours et 2 EVA)

https://x.com/spacemen1969/status/1913715229164511719

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Tim Peake @astro_timpeake 3:04 PM · Apr 21, 2025
Welcome home to a total legend, @astro_Pettit and what a way to celebrate turning 70!
Don has a PHD in Chemical Engineering, is a brilliant science communicator and a person of great humour and thoughtfulness. With a cumulative 590 days in space he has shared many brilliant images and videos during his time on the ISS. Don, enjoy your time back home with the family.

https://twitter.com/astro_timpeake/status/1914304156224913551

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Association of Space Explorers @ASE_Astronauts 9:00 PM · Apr 20, 2025
#ASEspotlight: Donald Pettit 💫
Before returning to Earth yesterday, ASE member @astro_Pettit celebrated his 70th birthday on the @Space_Station
 with his crewmates.
Fun fact: He has now spent 590 days in space, more than any other American man!
Happy 70th birthday, Don! 🎉

https://twitter.com/ASE_Astronauts/status/1914031541782524363

iss072e921211 (April 4, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit prepares to deploy a "capture cube" as an Astrobee robotic free-flyer outfitted with tentacle-like grippers prepares to grapple the object inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/54457194538/in/album-72177720312887519

iss072e921202 (April 4, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit watches as an Astrobee robotic free-flyer outfitted with tentacle-like grippers grapples a "capture cube" inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/54457194548/in/album-72177720312887519/

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Ciąg dalszy misji 

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 12:01 AM · Jun 15, 2025
Spacewalking! The movie 2001 is one of my favorites, I had to try this as a 2025 tribute.

https://twitter.com/astro_Pettit/status/1934008413740204419

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Te niefilmowe ziemniaki to efekt prywatnej aktywności astronauty na ISS.
https://spacebotany.uk/blog/spudnik-1-don-pettit-reveals-his-iss-potato-experiment/

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 1:51 AM · Apr 16, 2026
Potted potato: Space Spud is growing with his bottom half in an old drink bag. More to come on the adventure of Spudnik!

https://x.com/astro_Pettit/status/2044564420781596998

Don Pettit @astro_Pettit 12:49 AM · Apr 21, 2026
Wrong way roots!  In the weightlessness of orbit, roots generally head towards moisture but sometimes they get confused and grow "upwards".  Here are photos of my early purple potatoes, now potted in their hydroponic bag, turning into real Space Spuds.

https://twitter.com/astro_Pettit/status/2046360679679156579