Scott Kelly (astronaut)

Scott Kelly
Kelly at the Johnson Space Center in 2019
Born
Scott Joseph Kelly

(1964-02-21) February 21, 1964 (age 60)
Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Education
Spouses
Leslie Yandell
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(m. 1992; div. 2009)​
Amiko Kauderer
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(m. 2018)​
Children2
RelativesMark Kelly (twin brother)
Space career
RankCaptain, USN
Time in space
520d[1]
SelectionNASA Group 16 (1996)
Total EVAs
3
Total EVA time
18h 20m
MissionsSTS-103
STS-118
Soyuz TMA-01M (Expedition 25/26)
Soyuz TMA-16M/Soyuz TMA-18M (Expedition 43/44/45/46, ISS year-long mission)
Mission insignia
RetirementApril 1, 2016[2]

Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46.

Kelly's first spaceflight was as pilot of Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-103 in December 1999. This was the third servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, and lasted for just under eight days.[3] Kelly's second spaceflight was as mission commander of STS-118, a 12-day Space Shuttle mission to the ISS in August 2007.[4] Kelly's third spaceflight was as a crewmember on Expedition 25/26 on the ISS. He arrived at the ISS aboard Soyuz TMA-01M on October 9, 2010, and served as a flight engineer until he took over command of the station on November 25, 2010, at the start of Expedition 26.[5][6][7] Expedition 26 ended on March 16, 2011, with the departure of Soyuz TMA-01M.[8]

In November 2012, Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko were selected for a year-long mission to the ISS.[9][10] Their year in space began with the launch of Soyuz TMA-16M on March 27, 2015, and they remained on the station for Expeditions 43, 44, 45, and 46. The mission ended on March 1, 2016, with the departure of Soyuz TMA-18M from the station.[11][12]

Kelly retired from NASA on April 1, 2016.[13] His identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, is also a retired astronaut, and the junior U.S. senator from Arizona.[14][15]

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  11. ^ "SCOTT J. KELLY (CAPTAIN, USN, RET.) NASA ASTRONAUT" (PDF). NASA. February 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  12. ^ Garcia, Mark (March 1, 2016). "Veteran Station Crew Returns to Earth after Historic Mission". NASA. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  13. ^ Seppala, Mark (March 12, 2016). "Record-breaking astronaut Scott Kelly retiring this April". Engadget. Archived from the original on February 8, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  14. ^ "Mark E. Kelly (Captain, USN)" (PDF). NASA. July 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "Arizona U.S. Senate Special Election Results". The New York Times. November 3, 2020. Archived from the original on November 14, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2020.