One Year Mission to the International Space Station: Latest News

NASA and Russia launched a joint one year mission to the International Space Station. NASA's Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko lifted off to the orbiting outpost on March 27, 2015, and landed 340 days later after just under a year in microgravity.
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Latest about one year mission

Boeing Starliner astronauts have years of medical studies helping them with longer stay in space
By Elizabeth Howell published
Starliner's astronauts will spend at least 8 months in space, longer than a typical ISS crew. But numerous other astronauts have safely spent a year on the ISS, or even longer.

Astronaut Christina Koch Breaks Record for Longest Space Mission by a Woman
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A NASA astronaut has set a new record for time spent in space, and she still has six weeks to go before she returns to Earth.

NASA Wants 10 More Yearlong Space Station Stints to Prep for Mars
By Mike Wall published
NASA will shake things up a bit in low Earth orbit to get ready for the giant leap to Mars.

'Infinite Wonder': Scott Kelly Documents Yearlong Space Mission with New Photobook
By Sarah Lewin last updated
After spending nearly a year on the International Space Station during a record-breaking mission, retired astronaut Scott Kelly knows a thing or two about orbiting the Earth.

Steph Curry Tells Former Astronaut Scott Kelly Moon-Landing Comment Was 'Made in Jest'
By Mike Wall last updated
Steph Curry is sorry for all the trouble his moon-landing comments have caused.

Astronaut Twins Mark and Scott Kelly Take on Amazon's Alexa in Super Bowl Ad Teaser
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
What's the next frontier for retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent nearly a year in space; and twin retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, who flew multiple times on the space shuttle?

Astronaut Twins Mark and Scott Kelly Scramble Earth's Lights in Alexa Super Bowl Ad
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
A new Amazon advertisement shows twin astronaut brothers Scott Kelly and Mark Kelly accidentally causing worldwide power blips in an event nicknamed "The Incident."

Scott Kelly: The American Astronaut Who Spent a Year in Space
By Elizabeth Howell published
Scott Kelly clocked 340 consecutive days in space and 520 days in space total during his career as a NASA astronaut.

NASA Astronaut Celebrates Women's Equality Day in Space at Midpoint of Record-Breaking Flight
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA astronaut Christina Koch hit the midpoint of her nearly yearlong mission Monday (Aug. 26), which she marked with a video celebration of Women's Equality Day and female space pioneers.
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