Tag: Mark Kelly
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Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space
The genetic and health profiles of Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly were compared during a “Twins Study” focusing on the effects of long-term spaceflight. (NASA Photo) Ten research teams today shared comprehensive scientific results from an unprecedented experiment to gauge the health differences that developed between an astronaut who spent nearly a year in space…
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Did space scramble Scott Kelly’s genes so much he’s no longer a twin? Um, not really
Retired astronauts Mark Kelly and Scott Kelly are still identical twins. (NASA Photo / Robert Markowitz) My Twitter feed was buzzing this week with reports that Scott Kelly’s genes were knocked permanently out of phase because he spent a year in space. Some of the reports made it sound as if Scott Kelly was no…
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly: I could spend another year in space, but I’m ready to come home
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly answers questions from the International Space Station. (Credit: NASA) NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is getting ready to come home after spending a longer stretch in orbit than any other American in history, but he says he could stay in space for double that time. “I could go another 100 days. I could go…