Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American naval aviator and a NASA astronaut. His twin brother, Mark E. Kelly, is also in the NASA Astronaut Corps.
Kelly was born Orange, New Jersey to Richard and Patricia Kelly, and raised in the nearby community of West Orange. He graduated from West Orange's Mountain High School in 1982. He received a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York Ma...
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Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American naval aviator and a NASA astronaut. His twin brother, Mark E. Kelly, is also in the NASA Astronaut Corps.
Kelly was born Orange, New Jersey to Richard and Patricia Kelly, and raised in the nearby community of West Orange. He graduated from West Orange's Mountain High School in 1982. He received a bachelor of science degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York Maritime College in 1987, and a master of science degree in Aviation Systems from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 1996.
Kelly is married to the former Leslie S. Yandell of Atlanta, Georgia, and they have two children, Samantha and Charlotte Kelly. He enjoys running and weightlifting.
Kelly received his commission via NROTC following graduation from the State University of New York Maritime College in May 1987. He was designated a Naval Aviator on July 1989 at Naval Air Station Chase Field in Beeville, Texas.
He then reported to...
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