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Giffords married U.S. Navy captain and NASA astronaut Mark Kelly on November 10, 2007. Kelly was the Space Shuttle 's pilot on the STS-108 and STS-121 missions, was the commander of STS-124 and STS-134 , [ 107 ] and became a U.S. Senator for Arizona in 2020.
Oct 29, 2020 · When former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords wed astronaut Mark Kelly, we're sure they if they imagined their names would become famous, it would be due to her work on behalf of her constituents and his adventurous life as an astronaut. But the couple became famous for a tragic reason.
Nov 15, 2022 · When Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords survived an an assassination attempt in 2011, her astronaut husband Mark Kelly was there for every step of her recovery. Now, he's a congressman himself.
Jul 27, 2024 · Arizona’s U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly is reportedly on the shortlist as a vice presidential pick and his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords, is playing an active role on the...
Jul 23, 2024 · Mark Kelly gained fame as an astronaut, but as many got to know him as the husband of Gabrielle Giffords, questions arose about his political future.
Jul 15, 2022 · One of Giffords' biggest advocates during her recovery has been her husband of 15 years, Sen. Mark Kelly, who almost never left his wife's side during the awful ordeal.
Aug 2, 2024 · Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired astronaut, is married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona native whose promising political career was cut short by an assassination attempt in 2011.
Dec 15, 2011 · Mark Kelly holds his wife's hand in her hospital room on Jan. 9 in Tucson, Ariz., the day after she was shot. He has had to make critical choices about her care.
Feb 10, 2017 · Kelly was 40, newly divorced, living in Houston with his two daughters; at 34, Giffords was 18 months into her first term as the youngest woman ever elected to the Arizona Senate, and loving life...
In January 2011, Kelly's wife, then-Arizona Representative Gabby Giffords, was shot and nearly killed in an assassination attempt in Arizona. Kelly retired from the Navy and NASA that October.
