Articles about A Year in Space

NASA sets up more ‘Near Year in Space’ stays, including a record-setter for women

Just days after the publication of scientific results from NASA’s first “Year in Space” mission, the space agency says two… Read More

Full findings from NASA ‘Twins Study’ raise more questions about long stints in space

Ten research teams today shared comprehensive scientific results from an unprecedented experiment to gauge the health differences that developed between… Read More

After twin-astronaut tests, NASA readies new wave of studies on space health risks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost three years after NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from spending nearly a year in orbit, researchers are… Read More

Did space scramble Scott Kelly’s genes so much he’s no longer a twin? Um, not really

My Twitter feed was buzzing this week with reports that Scott Kelly’s genes were knocked permanently out of phase because… Read More

Get a double dose of ‘Year in Space’ lore from astronaut (and author) Scott Kelly

Space fans are used to seeing double when they’re keeping track of twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, but this… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down, returning Scott Kelly’s samples

A month after delivering an expandable prototype habitat and other goodies to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashed down… Read More

Astronaut Scott Kelly says he suffered damaging stress during year in space

During his year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said he could do another year if he had to. But… Read More

In Microsoft spotlight, astronaut Scott Kelly banters about HoloLens – and about Buzz Aldrin’s trash talk

Just days after retiring from NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly gave HoloLens mixed-reality technology a boost today at the Microsoft Envision… Read More

Astronaut Scott Kelly announces retirement from NASA, just days after return from year in space

Godspeed, Scott Kelly. Ten days after finishing up nearly a year in space, the veteran of four spaceflights announced today… Read More

Microsoft’s HoloLens headset wins rave review from astronaut Scott Kelly after year in space

After his return from nearly a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gave Microsoft’s HoloLens headset a big thumbs-up for… Read More

Thumbs up! Astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after year in space

Capping off a year in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly breathed earthly air for the first time in 340 days… Read More

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly: I could spend another year in space, but I’m ready to come home

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is getting ready to come home after spending a longer stretch in orbit than any other American in… Read More

Ape … in … space! Watch Scott Kelly’s primo prank on International Space Station

Leave it to Scott Kelly, NASA’s record-holder for longest continuous time spent in space, to go big and go home:… Read More

The Year in Aerospace: New horizons in 2015, from drones to dwarf planets

New Horizons is the name of the Pluto mission that reached its climax in 2015, but the name also provides… Read More

NASA releases new image of Earth nothing short of ‘epic’

NASA released an ‘epic’ shot of Earth this week. The image was captured by the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite… Read More