Don Pettit

@astro_Pettit

I am an engineer by schooling, a scientist by profession, and an explorer by heart. I train to fly in space and on occasion, find myself in orbit.

Houston, Texas
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Joined June 2011
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  1. 16 Aug 2017

    find out how to take telescopic solar photos from Space Station:

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  2. 7 Aug 2017

    the movie: Eclipse from Space; 4 minutes of actual time seen here in 7 seconds

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  3. 6 Aug 2017

    Here is my solar eclipse photo taken on May 20, 2012 during Exp 31. More at

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  4. 1 Aug 2017

    I have seen two total solar eclipses from space. Here is the first from Exp 6 in 2002. More to come at

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  5. 16 Mar 2017

    great to see such good images come down from both and crew"

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    13 Mar 2017

    30-second shot exposure of Earth in honour of ! Not as good as the real Don, but I hope to improve

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  7. 8 Nov 2016

    T-38 touch and go at Ellington Field

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  8. 8 Nov 2016

    After years of flying my helmet got new paint. Am proud of that logo

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  9. 2 Nov 2016

    a still frame from my time-lapse movie

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  10. 2 Nov 2016

    The motion of stars through the night sky is captivating when seen in time-lapse. check out my latest at

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  11. 6 May 2016

    Lawyers in space: the legal aspects of the space cup invention

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  12. 26 Apr 2016

    Kjell Lindgren conducts an experiment with the second generation space cup.

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  13. 11 Apr 2016

    Siphon in space; coffee is flowing from space cup left to right on space station.

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  14. 3 Apr 2016

    Smell; the main value of drinking coffee from the space cup:

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  15. 1 Apr 2016

    Capillary Beverage experiment: water moves to the lip and the “cup-wings” prevent dribbles:

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  16. 31 Mar 2016

    Space cups in space; we now have six of the second generation space cups on the International Space Station.

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  17. 12 Mar 2016

    Don’t be a space goop; drink from a cup that has wings. Students, don’t try this at home.

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  18. 9 Mar 2016

    Form makes function; two angled walls make a cusp at the lip. Wings keeps you of dribbling.

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  19. 8 Mar 2016

    Good engineering; when mathematics serves both function and aesthetics; vs2 Space Cup:

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  20. 2 Mar 2016

    The space cup is more than sipping tea with style in space; geek out with the math:

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