[4], During Kelly's time aboard the ISS, the crew supported about 115 scientific experiments, including an improved water-recycling machine, the Boiler Experiment Facility to test heat transfer in microgravity, and a Japanese experiment to research vegetable growth in microgravity. After serving from the post for six and a half years, she became Public Affairs Officer - Internet and Social Media Lead in July of 2004. Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator.A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46.. Kelly's first spaceflight was as pilot of Space Shuttle Discovery during STS-103 in December 1999. On completion of training, he was assigned to work on the caution and warning system on board the International Space Station. NASA Commentator Amiko Kauderer talks with NASA’s Royce Renfrew, the lead flight director for the next mission of a Japanese cargo vehicle, … We'll be sharing more from our weekend wedding & what's next for us soon! Kelly also served as a Flight Engineer for ISS Expedition 25 and as the Commander of ISS Expedition 26. This repository is populated with tens of thousands of assets and should be your first stop for asset selection. NASA Public Affairs Officer Amiko Kauderer interviews Pete Hasbrook, associate program scientist, about the experiments traveling to the International Space Station aboard the H-II Transfer Vehicle-3, or HTV3. Amiko Kauderer is already a mother of two adult sons and we got to say, she looks nothing like her real age. {{familyColorButtonText(colorFamily.name)}}, View {{carousel.total_number_of_results}} results. During Expedition 25, cosmonauts Yurchikhin and Skripochka conducted an EVA to install a workstation on the Zvezda module, install handrails, and removed three Russian experiments. [51] Expedition 46 began on December 11, 2015, with the departure of Soyuz TMA-17M, carrying Lindgren, Kononenko, and Yui. They used to send emails and do video chat once a week. Your team's Premium Access agreement is expiring soon. After Kelly received his diagnosis, his brother Mark was also diagnosed and successfully treated. [23] TMA-01M was the first launch of an updated model of the Soyuz spacecraft, and featured improved guidance, environmental control, and flight-control systems. Soyuz TMA-01M landed in Kazakhstan on March 16, 2011, and Kelly travelled to TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston to see Giffords and Mark. The primary goal of the year-long expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory was to better understand the effects of spaceflight on the human body. [22] The crew of Expedition 24/25 returned to Earth on November 25, 2010 aboard Soyuz TMA-19; Wheelock transferred command of the station to Kelly. [15] Kelly and his brother graduated from Mountain High School in 1982. Your email address will not be published. Kelly holds a United States Coast Guard Third Mate’s license. [46] During the expedition, the ISS crew was resupplied by the Progress 61 and the Cygnus CRS OA-4 missions. A veteran of four space flights, Kelly commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46. Your team’s Premium Access agreement is expiring soon. His assessment was to create a digital flight control system that would have saved Hultgreen's life. This resulted in the acceleration of one's development, and he was the first pilot to fly the F-14 with the digital flight control system installed. While in high school, Kelly worked as an emergency medical technician in Orange and Jersey City, New Jersey. [16]:309–312, Kelly, Kornienko, and Gennady Padalka launched aboard Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:42 pm EDT on March 27, 2015. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. She has also been playing voluntary roles at Ronald McDonald House Houston since 2004 and at Child Advocates, Inc. since 2009. [13], Scott Kelly was born, along with his identical twin brother Mark, on February 21, 1964, in Orange, New Jersey, to Patricia (McAvoy) and Richard Kelly. She attended University of Houston-Clear Lake and in 2003 obatined her B.A., Communication. The IBM strategic repository for digital assets such as images and videos is located at dam.ibm.com. [40][41][42] On August 28, 2016, the crew of Soyuz TMA-16M undocked and subsequently docked the spacecraft to a different port to prepare for the arrival of Soyuz TMA-18M. "[68], On April 25, 1992, Kelly married his first wife, Leslie (née Yandell), whom he had met while stationed in Virginia Beach. Once aboard, the crew performed scientific experiments, including evaluations of the fluid shifts in their bodies to determine their effects on eyesight, and repeated collections of blood and urine for chemical analysis. She has got a pretty impressive resume with a lot of experiences in different sectors. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. She has got a pretty impressive resume with a lot of experiences in different sectors. [64], On 20 November 2016, Scott Kelly was appointed United Nations Champion for Space by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), to assist in raising awareness of UNOOSA outreach and activities. Required fields are marked *. [12] His identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, is also a retired astronaut. [16]:32–41[10], After graduating from high school, Kelly enrolled at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Eisenhower. [10][11], Scott Kelly retired from NASA in 2016. Scott is a 1982 graduate from Mountain High School, West Orange, New Jersey. [16]:263–265, Kelly has received these awards and decorations:[10], Kelly received an honorary Korolev Diploma from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (1999) and an Honorary Doctorate of Science degree from the State University of New York (2008). [28], On January 8, 2011, while Kelly was on the ISS, Kelly's sister-in-law Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in Tucson. Within several months after returning to Earth, Kelly had adapted to living in gravity. Scott was married to Leslie S. Yandell until 2009, he is the father of two children from that relationship. Advertisement cookies are lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Besides, there’s one more person who is equally important in Amiko’s life. She attended University of Houston-Clear Lake and in 2003 obatined her B.A., Communication. The mission was extended to 14 days while testing a new system that enabled docked shuttles to draw electrical power from the station. @amikokauderer and I are happily married! [10] Kelly was featured on the cover of Time on December 29, 2014. Boards are the best place to save images and video clips. [46], Expedition 45 began on September 11, 2015, when Padalka transferred command of the station to Kelly. [7][29] Mark was the commander of STS-134, the final flight of Endeavour, and launched on May 16, 2011, with Giffords in attendance. Kelly appealed to NASA, and was reselected for the mission along with cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. The underside of Endeavour was examined by cameras on the robotic arm and the ISS, and was assessed to not be dangerously damaged.