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Recorded May 31, 2023. Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, former astronaut, and United States Navy captain who has served as the junior United States senator from Arizona since 2020.
May 10, 2024 · Mark Kelly, American astronaut and senator and identical twin to astronaut Scott Kelly. In 2001 Mark made his first spaceflight as pilot of the space shuttle Endeavour. He made three other spaceflights, and in 2020 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. Learn more about Kelly in this article.
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- Early Flight Experience
- Last Spaceflight
Kelly grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, and was 5 years old when Apollo 11 took people to the moon's surface for the first time. Kelly said in a NASA 2011 pre-flight interviewthat he remembered the later missions more, but it seemed "completely out of the question" for "some kid from New Jersey," even though his town was adjacent to another town ...
Kelly's twin brother, Scott, also had designs to join the astronaut program, so both applied to join the class of 1996. Both were selected on their first try. While the men never flew together, between them they were on eight spaceflights. Both spent time on the International Space Station as well; in 2016, Scott Kelly concluded 346 consecutive day...
In the same 2011 NASA pre-interview, Kelly said that he still felt like he was a test pilot at NASA even though the shuttle program was decades old, and on the eve of retirement. That's because STS-134, his last mission, took place after only 134 flights. Also, 14 astronauts died aboard space shuttles: seven on Challenger(1986) and seven aboard Col...
Learn about Mark Kelly's life journey from Navy pilot to NASA astronaut to U.S. Senator for Arizona. He is an independent leader who serves Arizona's working families and fights for transparency and accountability in Washington.
Nov 6, 2020 · Mark Kelly, who flew four times into space before becoming a politician, won a special election in Arizona to join the U.S. Senate. He is the only active member of Congress who has flown in space and the fourth NASA astronaut to serve in the legislative branch.
Nov 12, 2022 · Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly has won re-election to the United States Senate, multiple media outlets are projecting. Mark Kelly, an incumbent Democratic senator from Arizona, defeated...
Jun 21, 2011 · Mark Kelly, who commanded the final space shuttle Endeavour mission, announced his plans to retire from NASA on Oct. 1, 2011. He cited his family as the reason for his decision and praised NASA's dedication and capability.
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