Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Halfway There On Sept. 15, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will clock in for their 171st day aboard the International Space Station since arriving on March 27. The pair, set to come home March 3, 2016, are spending 342 days in space to help researchers better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long duration spaceflight.“I think the legacy of this mission will be based on the science of having us in space for a year,” remarked Kelly in a recent interview. “The great data we collected, what we learned about being in space for this long and how that will help our journey to Mars someday. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc14 Posted September 16, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Scott Kelly and his twin brother were my year group although I never flew against them. Trigger's wife was targetted by some psycho but is doing well now, Great guys and I hop the experiment yields some solid data Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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