Through an astronaut's lens: Don Pettit captures the art of space
Suited for spacewalks
In a post to X, Pettit said, 'I am a nameless boy who stays in the confines of the tent helping the Knights suit up for battle.' Pettit said he helped his colleagues suit up for two spacewalks in January. (Don Pettit/NASA)
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