Tag Archives: Scott Kelly

Even brief trips into space can alter an astronaut’s biology — a new series of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study

Only about 600 people have traveled into space. The vast majority of astronauts in the last six decades have been middle-aged men on short-term missions of less than 20 days. Today, we are witnessing a new era of human spaceflight, with private, commercial and multinational spaceflight providers and flight companies entering the market. Missions range… Read More »

NASA Astronaut Allegedly Once Weared a Gorilla Costume for a Space Station Show. Here’s the Wild Truth

NASA Allegation: A NASA astronaut once surprised his teammates by wearing a gorilla costume on the International Space Station. Evaluation: Rating: True Context: Former astronaut twin brothers Mark and Scott Kelly staged a gorilla costume show on the International Space Station that crew members knew about in advance. However, contrary to some social posts, the… Read More »

Astronaut Scott Kelly is consulting on Apple’s new space thriller Constellation

Scott Kelly recently returned to the International Space Station during a trip to Berlin. Kelly, who became the first American astronaut to spend more than 500 days away from the planet, including nearly a year on the space station during his fourth and final spaceflight in 2016, was in Germany when he stepped back into… Read More »

Is time travel possible? An astrophysicist explains the science behind science fiction

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.com. Will time travel be possible? – Alana C., age 12, Queens, New York Have you ever dreamed of traveling through time like characters in science fiction movies do? The concept… Read More »