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Announcing "Sail For The Troops" Program. Pettit Paint is making a commitment to give back to those who keep our country safe and free by donating $1.00 to the DAV for every gallon of Vivid anti-fouling paint that is sold between September 1, 2012 and October 31, 2013. Rockaway, N.J. (PRWEB) February 02, 2013 Pettit Marine Paint prides itself on manufacturing products that are 100% American made. Pettit strongly believe in supporting and giving back to our country and to show...
At Pettit Marine Paint there are two primary goals: first, to produce the finest, American made marine products, second, to make these products economically affordable. This year Pettit is offering a “Cut Spending” Consumer Rebate. Rockaway, New Jersey (PRWEB) January 19, 2013 At Pettit Marine Paint there are two primary goals: first, to produce the finest, American made marine products, second, to make these products economically affordable. This year Pettit is offering a “Cut...
HOUSTON, Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Don Pettit, a veteran of three spaceflights, will discuss life and science aboard the International Space Station at the Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo Saturday, Nov. 10. Pettit's multi-media presentation, which is open to the public, begins at 4:30 p.m. CST at the Tucson Convention Center. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Pettit completed 193 days in space as a member of the Expedition...
HOUSTON, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Just back from his mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will be available for live satellite interviews from 6 to 7 a.m. CDT, Thursday, July 12. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO )Pettit and his crew mates, Expedition 31 Flight Engineers Andre Kuipers of the European Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian Federal Space Agency, returned to Earth in their Soyuz...
HOUSTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit of NASA has taught more than half a million internet viewers how microgravity affects scientific principles by using everyday objects on the International Space Station. In the latest video, Pettit takes his demonstrations to the next level by using sound to oscillate water placed on a speaker and letting the droplets fly. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) The...
Did you ever use a flashlight to send a Morse code message to your neighbor at night as a kid? People like to say hello using lights and it's no different for space aficionados who want to twinkle a greeting from the Earth to the International Space Station during a sighting as it passes overhead -- except that it is a whole lot more complicated. Although the space station has been in orbit for more than a decade, the first successful flashing of a beam of light to the laboratory happened...
NASA and the American Physical Society (APS) have begun a partnership to share videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science fans around the world. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, currently on the orbiting outpost as a member of the Expedition 30 crew, will use everyday objects from Earth to demonstrate physics through "Science off the Sphere" presentations. Space fans know Pettit from his previous science demonstrations performed in space, such as the "Zero G...
HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA and the American Physical Society (APS) have begun a partnership to share videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science fans around the world. NASA astronaut Don Pettit, currently on the orbiting outpost as a member of the Expedition 30 crew, will use everyday objects from Earth to demonstrate physics through "Science off the Sphere" presentations. (Logo:...
HOUSTON, Dec. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Flight Engineer Don Pettit, Russian Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and European Space Agency Flight Engineer Andre Kuipers of the Netherlands launched to the International Space Station aboard their Soyuz TMA-03M craft at 7:16 a.m. CST Wednesday, Dec. 21 (7:16 p.m. local time), from Kazakhstan. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO) Pettit, Kononenko and Kuipers are scheduled to dock to the Rassvet...
