How to Operate a Yo-Yo in Microgravity | International Space Station

How to Operate a Yo-Yo in Microgravity | International Space Station

NASA astronaut and former International Space Station flight engineer Don Pettit: "I am not the best 'Yo-Yoer' on Earth. But in space, I have no competition!"

NASA astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth on April 19, 2025, concluding a seven-month science mission aboard the International Space Station. Pettit spent 220 days in space, earning him a total of 590 days in space over the course of his four spaceflights. He orbited the Earth 3,520 times, traveling 93.3 million miles in low-Earth orbit.

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Expedition 74 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineer: Sergei Mikaev

NASA Flight Engineer: Chris Williams

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center/D. Pettit

Duration: 22 seconds
Release Date: Feb. 10, 2026

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