NASA astronaut Don Pettit discussed his upcoming mission to the International Space Station during live interviews on August 16. Pettit, along with Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, is scheduled to launch to the space station Wednesday, Sept. 11, aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Pettit who will be flying to space for the fourth time, will be a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 71/72 station crew. Long duration missions such as Pettit’s help to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies for future human and robotic exploration missions. Join NASA as we go forward to the Moon and on to Mars -- discover the latest on Earth, the Solar System and beyond with a weekly update in your inbox. Subscribe at: https://www.nasa.gov/subscribe
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