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Mark Kelly

United States

Mark Kelly is an American NASA astronaut and retired United States Navy captain who flew four Space Shuttle missions, commanding STS-124 and STS-134, the final flight of the orbiter Endeavour. He is the identical twin brother of fellow astronaut Scott Kelly, and the two were the subjects of a NASA Twins Study comparing the biological effects of a year-long spaceflight against an Earthbound sibling. Kelly is married to former United States Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a 2011 assassination attempt, and he was later elected as a United States Senator from Arizona.

Facts
Birth Date
1964-02-21 3
Birth Year
1964 3
Nationality
American 3
Notable Mission
STS-134 3
Classification
Astronaut Role
Pilot 1
Dating
Selection Year
1996 2
Connections

Associated With

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Mark Kelly - Wikipedia

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Mark Kelly - Wikipedia
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Nationality

United States

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Source Wikidata: Mark Kelly
Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
2. Mark Kelly (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Mark Kelly lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
3. Mark Kelly - Wikipedia
  • Infobox, birth_date
    1964-02-21
  • Early life and education
    Mark Kelly was born on February 21, 1964
  • Lead, sentence 1
    is an American politician
  • Lead, paragraph 2
    commanded STS-124 in 2008 and STS-134 (the final mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour) in 2011
  • Mark Kelly, Wikipedia - lead section, astronaut role
    Kelly flew combat missions during the Gulf War as a naval aviator before being selected as a NASA Space Shuttle pilot in 1996.
  • In Group: Space Shuttle Astronauts, Lead sentence
    Kelly flew combat missions during the Gulf War as a naval aviator before being selected as a NASA Space Shuttle pilot in 1996.
  • Operated By: NASA, Lead sentence
    His identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, also became a NASA astronaut that year.
  • Associated With: NASA, Lead sentence
    His identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, also became a NASA astronaut that year.
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Wikidata: Mark Kelly
Wikidata Q357510, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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