05/29/2015

One Year Aboard The Space Station

24:16 minutes

NASA Expedition 45/46 commander and astronaut Scott Kelly, along with his brother, former astronaut Mark Kelly, at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Photo by Robert Markowitz/NASA
NASA Expedition 45/46 commander and astronaut Scott Kelly, along with his brother, former astronaut Mark Kelly, at the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Photo by Robert Markowitz/NASA

How does one year in space affect your immune system? What about your mental health? The International Space Station is conducting a study with twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly. Scott speaks to Ira from the International Space Station about living in space for the next year, and his Earth-bound brother Mark tells us what changes they’re interested in measuring during the year.

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Mark Kelly

Mark Kelly is a NASA astronaut based in Tucson, Arizona.

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Scott Kelly

Scott Kelly is a NASA astronaut and Expedition 43 flight engineer based at the International Space Station.

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