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Scott Kelly leaving NASA after record-setting space station flight
Astronaut Scott Kelly, just back from a record 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station, is leaving NASA at the end of the month, but he said Friday he will continue participating in ongoing medical research to study the effects of long-duration spaceflight.
VideoPhotos: Cygnus encapsulated for journey into space atop Atlas 5
United Launch Alliance workers encapsulated the freighter on Wednesday with the 14-foot-diameter, 45-foot-long extra extended payload fairing (XEPF) at Kennedy Space Center's Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.
Photos: Cygnus packed up and fueled for trip to the space station
The International Space Station cargo ship launching from Cape Canaveral on March 22 has been given a name -- the SS Rick Husband.
Kelly describes re-adaptation to gravity, life on Earth
Astronaut Scott Kelly, re-adapting to gravity, people and wide open spaces after a record 340 days cooped up aboard the International Space Station, said Friday his muscles and joints are a bit sore -- "just about all of 'em" -- his skin is surprisingly sensitive and "I never felt completely normal up there."
VideoKelly in good shape after marathon mission
Astronaut Scott Kelly, in good spirits and looking surprisingly fit after a record 340 days in space, said Wednesday he could have stayed up longer if necessary, giving him confidence future astronauts will be up to the challenge of even longer flights to Mars and beyond.
Record-setting space station crew lands after 340-day mission
Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko ended a record-setting 340-day stay in orbit with a fiery plunge to Earth Tuesday, settling to a jarring rocket-assisted touchdown in Kazakhstan to close out a medical research voyage that may help pave the way for flights to Mars.
Crew leave space station after 340-day mission
Watch as the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft separates from the Space Station, setting the stage for the return to Earth of astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who both spent 340 days in space. The Soyuz is commanded by Sergey Volkov who joined the station crew in September.
Scott Kelly and crewmates bid goodbye to space station
In the final hours of a 340-day mission, Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko said goodbye to their crewmates and closed the hatch to the International Space Station on Tuesday, heading for a parachute-assisted touchdown in Kazakhstan a few hours later.
Live coverage: Station crew lands after 11 months in orbit
Touching down after 340 days in orbit, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko have returned to Earth from the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz crew capsule commanded by Sergey Volkov. Landing in Kazakhstan occurred at 0426 GMT Wednesday (11:26 p.m. EST Tuesday).
Q&A with Kurt Eberly, Orbital ATK’s Antares deputy program manager
Kurt Eberly, who helps lead the Antares rocket program at Orbital ATK, recently spoke with Spaceflight Now about the launcher's return-to-flight with newly-built engines later this year.