THE LIFE OF AN ASTRONAUT
Dr. Donald Pettit is a NASA astronaut.
Interviewer: I'm sure people ask you this question all of the time, Dr. pettit, but I have to ask it:Have you ever been to space?
Dr. Pettit: Yes, I have . I was a crew member of Expedition 6, and I spent five and a half months at the International Space station. We call it the ISS.
Interviewer: How many times have you gone up on the space shuttle?
Dr. Pettit: I've ridden the space shuttle to the ISS twice.
Interviewer: And what was the best part about being in space?
Dr. Pettit: Being able to float. it was the worst part, too.
Interviewer: Have you visited any other interesting places while working for NASA?
Dr. Pettit: well, I lived in Russia for about two years while I was training to fly to the ISS. I've also been to Antarctica.
Interviewer: Not many people can say that! I understand that you like to work tools. Have you ever invented anything?
Dr. Pettit: Yes. During my second trip into, I made a special coffee cup so we could drink in space, much like we do here on earth. I just couldn't get used to drinking coffee out of a small bag through straw!
Interviewer: I don't think I could get used to that, either. But why did you have to drink coffee that way before?
Dr. Pettit: without the bag or my special cup, the coffee floats floats in space, too.
Interviewer: Of course! well, you've accomplished so much, Dr. Pettit.