{"id":18734,"date":"2017-11-16T01:15:42","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/get-a-double-dose-of-year-in-space-lore-from-astronaut-and-author-scott-kelly\/"},"modified":"2017-11-16T01:15:42","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:15:42","slug":"get-a-double-dose-of-year-in-space-lore-from-astronaut-and-author-scott-kelly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/get-a-double-dose-of-year-in-space-lore-from-astronaut-and-author-scott-kelly\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a double dose of \u2018Year in Space\u2019 lore from astronaut (and author) Scott Kelly"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_377215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377215\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-377215 size-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/171115-kelly-630x459.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Kelly\" width=\"630\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/171115-kelly-630x459.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/171115-kelly-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/171115-kelly.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-377215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly recounts his \u201cYear in Space\u201d mission during an event at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in May 2016. (NASA Photo \/ Bill Ingalls)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Space fans are used to seeing double when they\u2019re keeping track of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, but this week Seattleites can get a double helping of pure Scott.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, the U.S. record-holder for continuous time in orbit is the star of \u201cBeyond a Year in Space,\u201d&nbsp;a PBS documentary done in cooperation with Time magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The hourlong TV show is a follow-up on an earlier program that aired just after the end of Scott Kelly\u2019s 340-day stint on the International Space Station in March 2016. Part 2 delves into Kelly\u2019s return in depth, including his painful readjustment to Earth\u2019s gravitational pull. At first, even the weight of his clothes gave his skin a burning sensation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGravity definitely gives you a beat-down when you get back,\u201d he says on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Scott and his twin brother, Mark, were the subjects of one of the most intensive biomedical studies ever conducted in space&nbsp;\u2014 running the gamut of blood, stool, urine and genetic testing. While Scott drew his own samples in space, Mark dutifully went through parallel routines on Earth, even though he retired from the astronaut corps in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to wrapping up Kelly\u2019s space story, \u201cBeyond a Year in Space\u201d sheds light on the stories of NASA\u2019s astronauts to come. Two astronauts who were selected to join the corps in 2013 get the full documentary treatment: biologist Jessica Meir and former Navy test pilot Victor Glover.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"BEYOND A YEAR IN SPACE | The Legacy of the One Year Mission | PBS\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N8_vqz96GGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Along with their fellow astronauts, Meir and Glover are preparing for future flights aboard NASA\u2019s Orion deep-space capsule as well as the space taxis being built by SpaceX and Boeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I became an astronaut, we were the class that was going to go to Mars,\u201d Kelly says in a voice-over. \u201cI never actually thought that was a realistic thing. But the most recent astronaut class could be. I hope they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second dose of Scott Kelly comes on Thursday night, when he\u2019s due to speak at the University Temple United Methodist Church in Seattle at 7 p.m. The appearance is presented by University Book Store in connection with Kelly\u2019s newly published memoir, titled \u201cEndurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 400-page best-seller blends tales from Kelly\u2019s last space mission with the life story leading up to it. Kelly was born in 1964, during the peak of the U.S.-Soviet space race, and recalls exactly when he was inspired to become a Navy aviator and eventually an astronaut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything changed that afternoon when I picked up \u2018The Right Stuff,\u2019\u201d Tom Wolfe\u2019s rollicking chronicle of NASA\u2019s early space effort, Kelly writes. \u201cI\u2019d never read anything like this before. I\u2019d heard the word \u2018voice\u2019 used to describe literature, but this was something I could actually hear in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Scott Kelly's New Memoir \u2018Endurance: A Year In Space, A Lifetime Of Discovery\u2019 | Megyn Kelly TODAY\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qXiKmqzWc5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Scott and Mark led eerily parallel lives in their Navy and NASA careers: Both flew missions in the Persian Gulf, albeit on different types of planes from different aircraft carriers. Both applied to join the same class of astronauts, and they took turns wearing Scott\u2019s business suit for their NASA interviews. Both became the world\u2019s only twins to fly in space (though never at the same time).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEndurance\u201d touches on the lighter side of Scott\u2019s year in space \u2014 for example, the time he dressed up in a gorilla suit that was sent to orbit as a gift from his brother.<\/p>\n<p>Why a gorilla suit? \u201cOf course you need a gorilla suit,\u201d Scott says Mark told him. \u201cThere\u2019s never been a gorilla suit in space before. You\u2019re getting a gorilla suit. There\u2019s no stopping me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Scott Kelly\u2019s primary message focuses on the serious side of spaceflight. It\u2019s the kind of inspirational message that he got from \u201cThe Right Stuff,\u201d and that he hopes future generations will get from \u201cEndurance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The success of the International Space Station proves that \u201cwhen we set our minds to something hard, when we work together, we can do anything, including solving our problems here on Earth,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also know that if we want to go to Mars, it will be very, very difficult, it will cost a great deal of money, and it may cost human lives,\u201d Kelly says. \u201cBut I know now that if we decide to do it, we can.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly recounts his \u201cYear in Space\u201d mission during an event at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in May 2016. 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