Letters to Earth: Astronaut Don Pettit

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July 1 - Diary of a Space Zucchini Jul 01, 2012 02:32:25 AM | Don Pettit
 
Today Gardener and his crew will depart in their seed pod; the replacement crew is ready to carry on in their place.
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June 29 -- Diary of a Space Zucchini Jun 29, 2012 05:21:48 PM | Don Pettit
 
The crew is busy with their departure preparations.
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Going Home Jun 29, 2012 10:53:48 AM | Don Pettit
 
When a frontier feels like home, it is no longer a frontier; it has become "civilization." Those determined to wander must now pack their bags and move further into the cosmos.
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An Astronaut’s Guide to Space Etiquette Jun 27, 2012 06:53:28 PM | Don Pettit
 
How to be civilized on the space frontier, Chapter 6: Having company for dinner.
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June 17-26 - Diary of a Space Zucchini Jun 29, 2012 05:25:28 PM | Don Pettit
 
June 17 - Excitement is in the air. Gardener said we will soon be returning to Earth.
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Carrying the Load Jun 25, 2012 06:31:28 PM | Don Pettit
 
To maintain our muscles, bones, and cardiovascular systems, we exercise about two and a half hours each day.
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June 9-13 - Diary of a Space Zucchini Jun 25, 2012 03:33:06 PM | Don Pettit
 
June 9 - Great news; I have a baby brother sprout! Gardener just showed me baby Zuc.
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A Slice of Time Pie Jun 22, 2012 04:44:40 PM | Don Pettit
 
If my day on Space Station were a pie, it would be sliced into many wedge-shaped slivers.
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Warm Regards Jun 22, 2012 04:40:00 PM | Don Pettit
 
If Matisse and Van Gogh worked together to make a portrait of the Expedition 31 crew, this is what it might look like: Left to right in the first image are Joe Acaba, Gennady Padalka, Oleg Kononenko, Sergey Revin, and André Kuipers (I was running the camera).
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Beating Stray Light Jun 22, 2012 04:36:40 PM | Don Pettit
 
Stray light—those nasty reflections off our Space Station windows—can ruin the aesthetics of nighttime imagery and viewing.
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Black Spot Jun 22, 2012 04:32:19 PM | Don Pettit
 
June 6 - Last night we observed a little black spot on the Sun. We stayed up all night to record this with our cameras.
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Photos – June 2-5 Jun 22, 2012 04:07:03 PM | Don Pettit
 
Photos – June 2-5
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Teamwork Jun 21, 2012 11:16:08 AM | Don Pettit
 
May 24 - Tomorrow we capture the Dragon. I can tell that Gardener is focused on that task.
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The Sun Jun 19, 2012 04:32:20 PM | Don Pettit
 
May 16 - Gardener is practicing taking images of the Sun. He is preparing for the Transit of Venus on June 5th. He has a special filter covering the front of a long telephoto lens so his eyes are protected.
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Happy Sprout Day Jun 15, 2012 10:30:30 AM | Don Pettit
 
April 12 - We got new aeroponic bags today. They are a new design, much simpler than the old ones.
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From Us to You Jun 14, 2012 05:05:41 PM | Don Pettit
 
A couple of pictures of the present we left in Dragon just before we closed the hatch last month. Click on the images to see them larger.
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What Do Dragons Eat? Jun 14, 2012 05:05:28 PM | Don Pettit
 
April 2 - Oh no, we have algae root! Our plastic potting bags, being transparent, allow our roots to be soaked in light.
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June 8 - Diary of a Space Zucchini Jun 13, 2012 01:38:23 PM | Don Pettit
 
Me and my “Buds” have been busy working on our mission together.
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Homemade Ice Sheets May 30, 2012 04:04:59 PM | Don Pettit
 
Last weekend I asked if I could use one of the research freezers onboard Space Station during my off-duty time. I made thin sheets of water about a millimeter thick (sort of like a soap film, but without the soap), and froze them.
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Solar Eclipse from Space May 21, 2012 07:08:29 PM | Don Pettit
 
NASA Astronaut Don Pettit captured images of the astronomical event.
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The Beast May 21, 2012 05:01:44 PM | Don Pettit
 
Weightlifting in weightlessness is now my favorite oxymoron. (It has surpassed my previous favorite: reality TV.)
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My Address in Space May 15, 2012 12:16:50 PM | Don Pettit
 
If my family and friends were to write me a letter, what address would they use? When I type my name on one of my stories, what address should I give?
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Embrace Me May 11, 2012 12:28:59 PM | Don Pettit
 
A poem written after my Soyuz TMA-1 landing in 2003.
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Toe Koozies May 04, 2012 03:51:24 PM | Don Pettit
 
Astronaut Don Pettit writes about how he uses socks in the microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station in his latest blog.
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Hit the Books and Work on Your Car! Apr 27, 2012 04:13:34 PM | Don Pettit
 
Space is a desert unlike anything encountered on Earth. The human body is not configured to be able to survive in the cold, dark vacuum of this unearthly realm; creatures of this planet were never meant to go into space.
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Diary of a Space Zucchini Apr 25, 2012 04:02:21 PM | Don Pettit
 
I have new leaves! I am no longer naked to the cosmos. They are not as big as before however they are just as green.
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Diary of a Space Zucchini Apr 24, 2012 03:34:02 PM | Don Pettit
 
Fresh Air
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Diary of a Space Zucchini Apr 20, 2012 01:20:35 PM | Don Pettit
 
My Aching Roots
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Flashes of Reality Apr 19, 2012 12:52:17 PM | Don Pettit
 
In space I see things that are not there. Flashes in my eyes, like luminous dancing fairies, give a subtle display of light that is easy to overlook when I’m consumed by normal tasks.
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I Wonder Why Apr 13, 2012 10:18:03 AM | Don Pettit
 
Nature has a vivid imagination, more so than any human. By venturing into unknown territory, discoveries will be made that tickle our imagination and enrich our minds.
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One in a Billion Apr 11, 2012 12:49:02 PM | Don Pettit
 
I often hear someone remark, "The chances of X happening are one in a million," where X could be any number of rare events such as winning the lottery.
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Diary Of A Space Zucchini Apr 06, 2012 05:38:07 PM | Don Pettit
 
Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Don Pettit chronicles the growth of plants aboard the International Space Station in his latest space blog.
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More About That Flash Apr 06, 2012 11:12:41 AM | Don Pettit
 
There’s more to that recent Space Station flash by an amateur astronomy group than may have met the eye, so here are a few more details.
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Diary of a Space Zucchini Apr 03, 2012 12:52:28 PM | Don Pettit
 
I am zucchini - and I am in space
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Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Docks, Breathing Fire and Bringing Good Stuff. Mar 29, 2012 03:47:15 PM | Don Pettit
 
Photo's of Europe’s "Edoardo Amaldi" Automated Transfer Vehicle-3 about to dock with space station.
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On the Trails of Stars Mar 26, 2012 11:53:19 AM | Don Pettit
 
The sky is not the limit for producing artistic compositions.
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Our Fancy Coffee Machine Feb 29, 2012 01:35:04 PM | Don Pettit
 
Water is an essential ingredient not just for us, but for all life forms that we recognize.
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Earth Photography: It’s Harder Than It Looks Feb 24, 2012 04:51:52 PM | Don Pettit
 
From my orbital perspective, I am sitting still and Earth is moving. I sit above the grandest of all globes spinning below my feet, and watch the world speed by at an amazing eight kilometers per second (288 miles per minute, or 17,300 miles per hour).
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A Lab for Science, and for Thinking Feb 02, 2012 11:12:11 AM | Don Pettit
 
The International Space Station was conceived and constructed through the cooperation of fifteen nations. Now, with it's construction complete, we can focus on how best to use it.
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Flying without Wings Feb 01, 2012 03:44:05 PM | Don Pettit
 
During interviews from space station with school children I am often asked what on Earth I miss the most.
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Absence of g Feb 01, 2012 03:36:51 PM | Don Pettit
 
A poem by Expedition 30 Flight Engineer Don Pettit.
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The Sweet Smell of Molecules Jan 24, 2012 10:20:09 AM | Don Pettit
 
A vacuum is a condition that is nearly devoid of molecules, and space is a molecular desert that makes the Empty Quarter of the Saudi Arabian peninsula seem like an oasis in comparison.
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Candid and the Camera Jan 17, 2012 02:28:09 PM | Don Pettit
 
For my Soyuz launch, I had worn a standard Shuttle diaper with two inserts for extra absorption. (I have found it advantageous to add a little extra in certain places—in weightlessness, urine will creep around under the guise of capillary action and find your long underwear.)
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