Tag: Scott Kelly

  • 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…

  • It’s the final countdown to the launch of NASA’s Year in Space

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    Photo via NASA/Bill Ingalls/Astronaut Scott Kelly It’s about to happen: NASA’s “Year in Space” is set to take off today, as Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko begin their 12-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Coverage starts at 2:30 ET/11:30 PT, and takeoff is set for 3:42 p.m. ET/12:42 PT. You can watch it all on NASA…

  • One-year space expedition starts with 18-hour workday

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    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko will blast off Friday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Two veteran spacemen embarking on a marathon yearlong mission in orbit must first sprint through a busy workday Friday — suiting up for liftoff, climbing into their Soyuz spaceship, then flying to the International Space Station.…

  • Live coverage: Crew blasts off on record-setting space mission

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    Mission Status Center Live coverage of the Expedition 43 crew on the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

  • Soyuz primed to launch veteran space station crew

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    A Soyuz rocket is sitting on a historic launch pad in Kazakhstan after a railroad journey at sunrise Wednesday positioned the crew ferry craft for liftoff Friday with a three-man crew destined for the International Space Station, including two spaceflight veterans who will spend nearly one year in orbit. Riding a specially-made rail car, the…

  • Kelly, Kornienko eager for launch on one-year mission

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS “SPACE PLACE” & USED WITH PERMISSION Scott Kelly (left) and Mikhail Kornienko will launch in March 2015 on a one-year mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko are gearing up for launch March 27 to kick off a record one-year stay aboard…