NASA astronaut, Donald Pettit, has gained a distinguished repute for his show-stopping images from the International Space Station.
Now safely returned to Earth, the spaceman has taken time to disclose extra of his unimaginable photos.
Pettit has accomplished 4 spaceflights, accumulating a complete of 590 days in house, making him considered one of NASA’s most skilled astronauts.
His final mission noticed him spend 220 days on the station, earlier than touchdown in Kazakhstan on April 20, which was additionally his seventieth birthday.
Don Pettit aboard the International Space Station throughout his 2024 mission. NASA / SWNS
Don Pettit: “Cosmic colors at sunrise; never get tired of seeing what the new day brings.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “High resolution star trail from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, marked by a fleet of flashing Starlink satellites, glowing atmosphere, soon to rise sun, and arcing stars.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “From orbit, star trails streak the lights of cities at night and stamp lightning flashes into the time history, pulling spectacular colors from the darkness of space.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “SpaceX Dragon flies between the stars of deep space, and a sea of clouds lit by the red upper atmospheric airglow.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
“The city lights of Southeast Asia beneath the Milky Way. Vibrant colors of LED cities, orange atmospheric airglow, and fishing fleets are blurred by my sidereal drive, while tracking stars as fixed points in space.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “Auroras above Andromeda.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “Star trail from the ISS showing sequential lightning flashes on Earth below streaking stars in deep space.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “ISS orbiting the sunlit shores of Greece, while Italy sinks into clouds below, and Turkey approaches on the horizon. 3 peninsulas with rich and ancient histories.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “Dragon flying among the stars.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “Color of Earth meets the blackness of deep space. Stars above green and red auroras, seen as fixed points due to my homemade orbital sidereal drive.” Don Pettit / ISS / SWNS
Don Pettit: “Depths of space meets depths of the Pacific Ocean.” Don Pettit/ISS / SWNS