Topic: Scott Kelly

At the beginning, Scott Kelly mentions the speed of the ISS. You can get a better sense of that speed in this post:. . Here's where the greeting...
Earthlings are seeing their planet in a whole new light, thanks to NASA and its astronauts aboard the Internet-wired space station. They're beaming down dazzling images and guess-this-mystery-location photos via Twitter and have even launched a game. "The Earth never disappoints ...
While Americans remember the sacrifices of U.S. service members this Veterans Day, astronauts on the International Space Station are doing the same while honoring one fallen soldier with the ultimate high-flying salute. NASA astronauts Douglas Wheelock and flight engineer Scott Kelly ...
Identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly may have the ultimate brotherly bond. After Scott arrived at the space station Saturday, Mark called his brother from Russia's Mission Control Center near Moscow. But there was a twist: Mark pretended to be ...
A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts successfully docked their Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station Saturday (Oct. 9) to begin a months-long stay on the orbiting laboratory. The trio rounded out the Expedition 25 crew already aboard space station - commander ...
A trio of spaceflyers, including one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, blasted off for the International Space Station tonight (Oct. 7) onboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Riding atop the Soyuz rocket were NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and ...
An upgraded Soyuz spacecraft carrying veteran shuttle astronaut Scott Kelly, Soyuz commander Alexander Kaleri, and flight engineer Oleg Skripochka blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late Thursday, kicking off a two-day flight to the International Space Station. Looking on with ...
An American astronaut is gearing up to launch into space Thursday (Oct. 7), setting up a potential in-orbit meeting with his identical twin brother - also a space man - early next year. His twin brother Mark, also a NASA astronaut and Navy captain ...

Scenes From Star City

With more NASA astronauts Twittering and YouTubing these days, you can get all kinds of insider views of the spacefarer's life if you're willing to rummage around the Web a bit..

Shrinebuilder

Think of Shrinebuilder as the underground equivalent of Them Crooked Vultures. Like that supergroup, this new quartet, whose members have done time in esteemed heavy outfits such as Neurosis, Melvins, Sleep and Saint Vitus, hews closely to its impeccable pedigree. Predictably, Shrinebuilder ...