Posted on 03/01/2016 8:04:35 PM PST by Citizen Zed
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is on his way back to Earth.
Kelly has completed a nearly yearlong mission on the International Space Station, the longest any U.S. astronaut has been in space. He’s set to come home on Tuesday, riding back to Earth on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. The spacecraft undocked from the station shortly after 8 p.m. ET.
Undocking complete at 8:02pm ET! @StationCDRKelly is on his way home from a #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/qaPqva0jsU
— NASA (@NASA) March 2, 2016
Kelly is scheduled to land in the Kazakhstan desert at 10:27 Wednesday morning (11:27 p.m. ET Tuesday).
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The man has some training to do.
The Bear has landed.
Just reported the capsule landed at 11:26 Eastern time. Watching it on the NASA Channel.
Gotta wonder how long it’s going to be before they can walk on terra firma again. That’s a long time to be in space!
Ah, you may leave here, for four days in space. But when your return, it’s the same old place.
I heard they were going to study his physical condition after a year in space, compared to his identical twin brother. And part of why he was chosen for the mission was because he has an identical twin.
An astro-jack?
They have video of the capsule.
Isn’t his twin brother married to Gun Control Giffords?
Yes that’s right, his twin is Gabby Gifford’s husband.
Off topic, but so distressing that #1 Gabby was shot and disfigured, and #2, how distressing at how the liberals are so flagrantly using her in her condition to push their agenda.
All three men look good. Russia now has an outstanding record of safety in space launches and recoveries, in sharp contrast to NASA.
And they tell me over and over again, my FRiend. They don’t believe we’re on the eve of destruction.
Thanks for the link. Love the access to this stuff available nowadays.
Did he speak to Glenn Beck while he was up there?
and 3, Gabby is also using her experience to push their/her agenda. After being a huge gun nut, as the libtards would call one that had pictures taken like she did.
Great. Now he can become a gun-control advocate like his brother.
Sent Mark Kelly up there for two years!
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