Donald Pettit
American astronaut and chemical engineer
Donald Roy Pettit is an American astronaut and chemical engineer best known for his orbital astrophotography and in-space inventions such as the microgravity coffee cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space. Wikipedia
Born: 1955 (age 69 years), Silverton, OR
Space missions: STS-126, STS-113, Expedition 6, and more
Books: Spaceborne
Education: The University of Arizona (1983), Oregon State University (1978), and College of Engineering
First space flight: Soyuz TMA-1
Selection: NASA Group 16 (1996)