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Scotty Beamed Down After a Year in Space

May 5, 2016 by Archived posts 6 Comments

By Chris Cauhapé |Staff Writer| American astronaut Scott Kelly landed safely aboard a Soyuz spacecraft, at the Russian operated Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on March 1st. Kelly's 340 day mission aboard the International Space Station was the longest lasting space flight ever for an American astronaut. He spent the long space voyage taking tests to determine the physical and mental effects of extended weightlessness, cramped quarters and exposure to radiation 24 times stronger than what is felt on Earth. Scott Kelly's mental and physical condition was compared to his identical twin brother Mark Kelly, who is a former astronaut and the husband of former Arizona Congresswoman … [Read more...] about Scotty Beamed Down After a Year in Space

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: astronaut, international space station, mars mission, NASA, Scott Kelly, space, space flight

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