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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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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I personally believe this Agency has always been very dedicated and has always worked as hard as it possibly can to do things as safely and as effectively as possible.
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After we get back on the ground, somebody will ultimately decide if this system works well enough to do a repair on the underside of the vehicle.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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Really the value of this is huge for video editors, production companies, media based industries like mine.
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I think we've done that. But it's not something you really notice, 'cause I've always thought the people here have always done their best, and they continue to do their best. They just might do it a little bit differently.
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Later, after flying in the Navy for four or five years, spending some time on an aircraft carrier, I applied to and was accepted in a program where I went to graduate school first and then to the Naval Test Pilots School.
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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.