Tag: Scott Kelly

  • Kelly assumes command of space station

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Nine people are temporarily staying on the International Space Station this week. Credit: Sergey Volkov/Roscosmos In a brief ceremony Saturday, veteran cosmonaut Gennadi Padalka, the most experienced spaceman on or off the planet, turned over command of the International Space Station to NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who along…

  • Soyuz relocation clears way for launch of new station crew

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    The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft moved to a new docking port on the International Space Station on Friday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Three space station crewmen strapped inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and relocated the landing capsule Friday, clearing a docking port for the arrival of a new crew next week. Under the command of veteran…

  • Kelly urges funding for commercial crew program

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is pictured inside the International Space Station’s Unity module in this photo from April 2015. Credit: NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly, 143 days into a planned 341-day stay aboard the International Space Station, urged lawmakers Monday to restore full funding to NASA’s commercial crew program…

  • Astronauts munch on space-grown lettuce

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Amid a Russian spacewalk to carry out routine maintenance and inspections outside the International Space Station, two NASA astronauts and a Japanese crewmate staged a culinary first in orbit — harvesting and eating a few leaves of leafy, space-grown red romaine lettuce. Astronaut Scott Kelly later tweeted the…

  • Photos: Russian supply ship flies to space station

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    Russia’s Progress M-28M supply ship blasted off from the steppes of Kazakhstan on Friday, launching on a two-day trip to the International Space Station with critical supplies, fuel and fresh food displayed by station astronaut Scott Kelly. Packed with nearly 3 tons of cargo, including fresh water and oxygen, the resupply mission lifted off at…

  • Padalka breaks spaceflight endurance record

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    Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka waves to family and friends before launching to the International Space Station on March 27. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Veteran Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, more than three months into his fifth trip into orbit, has passed countryman Sergey Krikalev’s mark of 803 days of cumulative time in space. That is equivalent to…

  • Astronaut Scott Kelly looks down on aurora lights

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    A spectacular aurora is visible from the International Space Station in this scene captured by astronaut Scott Kelly. The space station’s Canadian-built robotic arm is visible in the foreground. Credit: NASA From a perch more than 250 miles up, astronaut Scott Kelly got a bird’s-eye view of this week’s spectacular auroral display that enraptured skywatchers…

  • Russia gives up on Progress supply ship docking

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of a Russian Progress supply freighter on approach to the International Space Station last year. Credit: ESA/NASA Russian flight controllers have given up attempting to salvage a Progress cargo ship loaded with 3 tons of supplies and equipment intended for the International Space Station. Astronaut Scott…

  • Kelly settling in aboard space station

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION The six-person Expedition 43 crew settles in after the arrival of Scott Kelly, Gennady Padalka and Scott Kelly on Friday. The photo was posted on Twitter by Expedition 43 commander Terry Virts. Credit: NASA/Terry Virts Astronaut Scott Kelly, settling in aboard the International Space Station for…

  • Photos: Fiery start to marathon space mission

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    A three-man crew donned pressure suits, strapped into a Russian Soyuz space capsule and rode a rocket into orbit Friday, starting a record-setting expedition on the International Space Station that — for two of the crew members — will last for 342 days. Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly — all space…