Tag: Scott Kelly
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Scott Kelly leaving NASA after record-setting space station flight
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Scott Kelly of NASA is seen after returning to Houston on March 3 after his return to Earth the previous day. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronaut Scott Kelly, just back from a record 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, is leaving NASA at the end of the month,…
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Scott Kelly leaving NASA after record-setting space station flight
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Scott Kelly of NASA is seen after returning to Houston on March 3 after his return to Earth the previous day. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronaut Scott Kelly, just back from a record 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, is leaving NASA at the end of the month,…
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Astronaut Scott Kelly announces retirement from NASA, just days after return from year in space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly takes a selfie from the International Space Station during his year in orbit. (Credit: Scott Kelly / NASA) Godspeed, Scott Kelly. Ten days after finishing up nearly a year in space, the veteran of four spaceflights announced today that he would retire from NASA on April 1. But he also promised…
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Microsoft’s HoloLens headset wins rave review from astronaut Scott Kelly after year in space
Astronaut Scott Kelly wears a HoloLens headset on the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) After his return from nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gave Microsoft’s HoloLens headset a big thumbs-up for work on the International Space Station – and for shooting down aliens in his spare time. “It worked great,” he said today…
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Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on Earth
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Astronaut Scott Kelly, re-adapting to gravity, people and wide open spaces after a record 340 days cooped up aboard the International Space Station, said Friday his muscles and joints are a bit sore — “just about all of ’em” — his skin is surprisingly sensitive…
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Kelly in good shape after marathon mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Scott Kelly, in good spirits and looking surprisingly fit after a record 340 days in space, said Wednesday he could have stayed up longer if necessary, giving him confidence future astronauts will be up to the challenge of even longer flights to Mars and beyond. That said,…
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Thumbs up! Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after year in space
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly flashes two thumbs-up signs after his return to Earth from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) Capping off a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly breathed earthly air for the first time in 340 days today after a successful, safe trip from the International Space Station to the steppes of Kazakhstan.…
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Scott Kelly and crewmates bid goodbye to space station
In the final hours of a 340-day mission, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko said goodbye to their crewmates and closed the hatch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, heading for a parachute-assisted touchdown in Kazakhstan a few hours later. They will be joined by veteran Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, who has spent the last…
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Live coverage: Station crew lands after 11 months in orbit
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Kelly, Kornienko about to wrap up 340-day mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko pose for a photo on the International Space Station in January after 300 days in space. Credit: NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are making final preparations for return to Earth Tuesday evening, closing out a record…