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Thursday, March 03, 2016

An extreme astronaut just returned safely to Earth — and scientists can't wait to see him

It's hard to think of anything more extreme than riding a rocket into space, but NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has set a new extreme space record, and made history in the process.

After reaching the International Space Station last year on March 27, Kelly embarked on a mission that has pushed the boundaries of American spaceflight.

And on Tuesday evening at approximately 11:26 p.m. ET, part of that mission came to an end.

After spending a record-breaking 340 days in space — longer than any American before him — Kelly arrived safely back on Earth, packed inside a snug Soyuz capsule with cosmonauts Sergey Aleksandrovich Volkov and Mikhail Korniyenko, who also just completed 340 days in space.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Technically he could jump into the Presidential race,or fly into it.

LadyLiddy said...

We need more investment in space exploration!

Anonymous said...

He's another gun grabbing liberal. Not a "hero" in my book.

Anonymous said...

Since when is 340 days is a year? Also, did anyone else notice, he couldn't walk? How is that going to work on Mars?

Anonymous said...

can we send pres Osama into space for a few years

Anonymous said...

1116 time change is different because he was in space. He couldn't walk because he is in his 50s and just came from space. It's not like driving to oc for ice cream.

Anonymous said...

1007 how so?

Anonymous said...

Welcome back!

Anonymous said...

1116 called being on zero gravity for a year. You have to work out 4 hrs a day to keep your muscles from stop working. Noway you don't know this!