From the New York Daily News: Veteran astronaut Scott Kelly could set an out-of-this-world record by spending the most consecutive days in space of any American in a single mission.
NASA announced Monday that Kelly, 48, will man an expedition in spring 2015 for one year at the International Space Station with Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, 52.
Kelly, a native of West Orange, N.J., is the twin brother of Mark Kelly, himself a retired astronaut and the husband of former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. She stepped down last year after surviving a deadly shooting rampage outside of a Tucson grocery store in 2011.
NASA officials said Kelly and Kornienko will conduct research to help scientists better understand how space affects the human body. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/nasa-astronaut-kelly-seeks-break-record-article-1.1208202
This guy is going to live in a tin can for 1 year with another man, sharing everything. I really, really hope they can get along and neither one snores or has some strange habits or body odo0rs.
It reminds me of this song:
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