Don Pettit became septuagenarian hurtling towards Earth after seven-month mission at International Space Station
Cake, gifts and a low-key family celebration may be how many senior citizens celebrate their 70th birthday.
But Nasa’s oldest serving astronaut, Don Pettit, became a septuagenarian while hurtling towards Earth in a spacecraft to wrap up a seven-month mission onboard the International Space Station (ISS).
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