Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly
Mark Edward Kellyis a retired American astronaut, engineer and U.S. Navy Captain. He is the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, an author, a political activist, and an aerospace executive and consultant...
ProfessionAstronaut
Date of Birth21 February 1964
CityOrange, NJ
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I think I was very interested in the space program as a kid, watching the first Apollo missions to the moon, and it's something I thought that would be a lot of, of fun and exciting and a very worthwhile job.
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A trip to space is a big motivator to give up some things in your personal life. Obviously, you can't give up everything and you don't want to.
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You got a lot of sunlight or darkness. It's been difficult for the scientists and, and engineers to come up a, with a material that works well.
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You look at it as a privilege. So you really decide that you're going to put the time in and work really hard to get to the point where you're ready.
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Well, I have an undergraduate degree, a couple of bachelor's degrees, from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
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We don't erect walls around this campus. In fact, we invite the community to be a part of our campus. These random incidents are hard to handle.
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Having the benefit to our society, not only here in the United States but throughout the world with the amount of invention you get from having a space program, is well worth the risk that an individual like myself has to take by flying in the vehicle.
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Well, right now we're so busy that I kind of had to put all the hobbies on hold. But I like going camping with my kids. I have two daughters; they're 7 and 10 years old.
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Three of us will help the other two get suited up, get them in the hatch, and get them out the door.
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My family deals with those risks. The best I can do is talk to them about some of those risks. I'm not incredibly specific with them, especially with my kids.
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We've increased patrols ... on that side of campus, and we're examining other things over there as well, from lighting to security fences.
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The opportunities for better economic fortunes lie elsewhere. Basically, this area has a lack of jobs that will pay enough for the young people in our area to support families and purchase homes.
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It's important to bring things back from the Space Station because, unlike somebody living at the house where the garbage truck comes by twice a week, they don't have that in space.
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There are a lot of dedicated people out there that don't get the recognition that we get, but they're as important as the people that are sitting in the vehicle.