After a Year in Space, Soyuz Carrying Scott Kelly Lands on Earth

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Source: ABC News

Scott Kelly's pioneering year of living at the International Space Station is coming to an end today when the American astronaut gets inside a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and heads back to Earth.

This is Kelly's fourth mission, bringing his lifetime total to 520 days in space. The year-long mission is designed to measure the impact of space travel on Kelly's body. NASA will then compare those results to his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark Kelly. It's expected the "Twin Study" will yield new insights that can help inform a future mission into deep space.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/astronaut-scott-kelly-goodbye-international-space-station-year/story?id=37313036

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1. NASA and the astronauts are great on social media

I've been following Commander Kelly on this mission all year long. He's great one Twitter and posted a lot of cool pictures and NASA TV has some good videos. I could tell near the end here he was getting tired of all the pressers from space, getting asked the same questions over and over. One I never heard him get asked, which I'm sure he was asked, was how the heck he shaves his chrome dome every day. I'm glad they are back safe.

Peace

[hamsterjill]

7. I followed him, as well, for a portion of his stay.

I enjoyed his videos, his pictures, etc. Seems like an all around nice guy as does his brother.

Glad to have Scott and the two other astronauts back on Mother Earth.

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2. Welcome back Scott Kelly! Not much has changed here.

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3. Congrats to Scott!!

This is really a remarkable achievement!! This man is a TRUE AMERICAN HERO!! Thanks Scott a JOB WELL DONE!!!

[Calista241]

4. I look forward to the results of this study.

WB Scott. I hope those doctors don't stick you with too many needles in the coming weeks and months.

[truthisfreedom]

5. I tried to watch the video

In real time. Only audio of the event until on the ground, lots of feed loss.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

6. They've already found what happens due to loss of bone mass

Here's his first picture on earth.

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9. First thing I thought of upon seeing this....

That's what Trump looks like before his combover is finished.

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8. But you would not know it if you just watched any news on TV

Welcome back Captain!

Great mission.

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