Friday, 27 March 2015

SCOTT KELLY AND GENNADY PADALKA LEAVE TODAY TO SPEND A YEAR ON ISS!

SCOTT KELLY AND GENNADY PADALKA LEAVE TODAY TO SPEND A YEAR ON ISS!

Astronaut Kelly's identical twin stays behind; we'll see the phisiological differences when the twins are reunited in a year. The results will be crucial data in preparing astronauts and cosmonauts for the first actual human space flight (non-low orbit service mission).

This is a huge stepping stone in preparation for a long distance human spaceflight, first destination: Mars.

A Year in Space

 

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