Astronaut Don Pettit's First Spaceflight was Crazy - And He's Still Flying!

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The story of Don Pettit's first flight into space was wild, he only got the slot after another astronaut had to drop out because of medical conditions. He flew up on a space shuttle for a 4 month stay, but just before he was set to return the Columbia disaster grounded the shuttle fleet.
His ride home was a new upgraded Soyuz, one that had been intended to fly Lance Bass, a member of the 'boy band' *NSYNC - but that deal fell apart due to funding issues.
The spacecraft had an error on the way home and Don was almost crushed by cargo he'd smuggled on board.

Now he's back for a 4th time, at the ripe old age of 69.

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