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 was a crew member of Expedition 6, and l 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.rm ns aco Interviewer: Have you visited any other interesting places while working for NASA?
Dr. Pettit Well, ved in Russia for about two years while was training to fly to the ISS. I've also been to Antarctica.
Interviewer Not many people can say that! understandthat you like to work with tools. Have you ever invented anything?
Dr. Pettit: Yes. During my second trip into space, l made a special coffee cup so we could drink in space, much OVH like we do here on earth. just couldn't get used to drinking coffee out of a smali bag through a straw! Interviewer: don't think l 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 in space, too. I
nterviewer: of course! Well, you've accomplished so much, Dr. Pettit. Considering all of it, what's the most exciting thing that you've experienced?
Dr. Pettit: seeing the birth of my twin boys.
Interviewer: Wow, what a life! Thanks so much for sharing, Dr. Pettit.