The historic NASA Twins Study investigated identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly and provided new information on the health effects of spending time in space. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-11-insights-health-effects-long-duration-space.html…
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Former Astronaut Wins US Senate Seat Once Held By Republican John McCain
“Mark Kelly will soon be the fourth NASA astronaut to serve in the U.S. Congress,” writes People magazine. DevNull127 shares their report: In a tweet posted Wednesday, he said he was “deeply honored” to have been elected and to serve in the seat once held by the late Sen. John McCain. A retired U.S. Navy captain and astronaut, Kelly has flown…
Mark Kelly becomes 4th astronaut elected to Congress
Mark Kelly has won a seat in the U.S. Senate, making him only the fourth NASA astronaut to be elected to Congress. Source: https://www.livescience.com/astronaut-mark-kelly-senate-win.html
Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly hopes to bring some science to the Senate
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/23/18299733/mark-kelly-nasa-astronaut-space-shuttle-senate-arizona-election…
Does a year in space make you older or younger?
The NASA Twins study – featuring astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly – was the perfect space experiment. Scott spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Mark remained on Earth. The results? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/year-in-space-human-body-twins-study…
Everything We’ve Learned from NASA’s Study of Identical Twin Astronauts
A year-long experiment involving Mark and Scott Kelly found that long duration space trips affect genes, eyeballs, and cognitive abilities. 