Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964, in Orange, New Jersey) is an American astronaut. NASA has selected Kelly to command STS-134, the penultimate scheduled mission of the space shuttle program. Kelly first went into space as the pilot for STS-108 Endeavour December 5–17, 2001. He returned to space as the pilot of STS-121 Discovery July 4-17, 2006. On Kelly's third mission he served as commander of STS-124 Discovery May 31 to June 14, 2008. ...
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Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964, in Orange, New Jersey) is an American astronaut. NASA has selected Kelly to command STS-134, the penultimate scheduled mission of the space shuttle program. Kelly first went into space as the pilot for STS-108 Endeavour December 5–17, 2001. He returned to space as the pilot of STS-121 Discovery July 4-17, 2006. On Kelly's third mission he served as commander of STS-124 Discovery May 31 to June 14, 2008. His fourth mission (STS-134) is scheduled for July, 2010.
Kelly's wife is U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Kelly is the first NASA astronaut to fly in space while married to a member of the U.S. Congress. His twin brother, Scott J. Kelly, is also a NASA astronaut. The Kelly brothers are the only twins who have both traveled in space.
Mark Kelly and his brother Scott were both selected to be pilots by NASA in 1996. They joined the astronaut corps in August of that year. Mark Kelly has logged over 38 days in space.
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