NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Kicks Off Geography Trivia from Space Keith’s note:Have you seen any of Scott Kelly’s photos (in high resolution) on the official NASA Flickr page? You won’t. He only posts low resolution versions on Twitter at @StationCDRKelly. He’s calling his own shots on all of this PR from orbit. He makes the decision – not NASA PAO – as to what taxpayers do and do not see. […]

A Waste Of Space, Scientific American “More likely, Kelly’s and Kornienko’s tests will just confirm in greater detail what we already know from several previous long-duration missions: Our current space habitats are not adequate for voyages to other worlds. The lack of money to build these habitats, more than any lack of medical knowledge, is what keeps humans from Mars and other off-world destinations. … It would be unfair to […]

Differential Effects on Homozygous Twin Astronauts Associated with Differences in Exposure to Spaceflight Factors “NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) has released solicited research response area NRA NNJ13ZSA002N-TWINS “Differential Effects on Homozygous Twin Astronauts Associated with Differences in Exposure to Spaceflight Factors” that solicits applied research in support of HRP goals and objectives. This response area is Appendix D of the Human Exploration Research Opportunities (HERO) NRA (NNJ13ZSA002N).” Funding Opportunity Description […]

Astronaut Scott Kelly Available For Interviews “After a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Scott Kelly will be available for live satellite interviews on Tuesday, March 22, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Kelly will be available from 6 to 8 a.m. CDT. The interviews will air live on NASA Television.” Keith’s 9:30 am EDT note: Why did NASA (or was it Scott Kelly) cancel all of […]

Expedition 26 Crew And Capsule Land Safely In Kazakhstan “Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Russian Flight Engineers Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka safely landed their Soyuz spacecraft on the Kazakhstan steppe Wednesday, wrapping up a five-month stay aboard the International Space Station. Kaleri, the Soyuz commander, was at the controls of the spacecraft as it undocked at 12:27 a.m. EDT from the station’s Poisk module. The trio landed at […]

Space Program Runs in Congresswoman’s Family, NY Times “Mr. Cabbage said it was too early to say how Mark Kelly’s scheduled Endeavour mission would be affected. The Kelly brothers were to have been the first twins to be in space together when Endeavour visited the space station, but the launching of Endeavour has slipped to April, a month after Scott Kelly’s scheduled return to Earth.” Tragedy’s impact extends to space, […]