Tag: Scott Kelly
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One-year space expedition starts with 18-hour workday
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko will blast off Friday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Two veteran spacemen embarking on a marathon yearlong mission in orbit must first sprint through a busy workday Friday — suiting up for liftoff, climbing into their Soyuz spaceship, then flying to the International Space Station.…
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Live coverage: Crew blasts off on record-setting space mission
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Soyuz primed to launch veteran space station crew
A Soyuz rocket is sitting on a historic launch pad in Kazakhstan after a railroad journey at sunrise Wednesday positioned the crew ferry craft for liftoff Friday with a three-man crew destined for the International Space Station, including two spaceflight veterans who will spend nearly one year in orbit. Riding a specially-made rail car, the…
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Kelly, Kornienko eager for launch on one-year mission
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Scott Kelly (left) and Mikhail Kornienko will launch in March 2015 on a one-year mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are gearing up for launch March 27 to kick off a record one-year stay aboard…