Oct 11
International Space Station Getting First-Ever Space Twins Next Year
Posted in: space, Space Tech, Today's Chili
Twins! In space! The New Jersey-born duo of Mark and Scott Kelly are set to become the first set of twins in space at the same time, in February of next year. Scott is already up there, charged with running the International Space Station. He began his six month mission last week, lifting off aboard a Russian shuttle.
In February, he’ll be joined be Mark, who will deliver supplies to the station. The duo will be aboard the Space Station together for eight days, after which Mark’s shuttle will return to earth.
As CNN points out, Mark is the older twin, beating Scott into the world by six minutes. However, it was Scott who made it into space first, in 1999, beating Mark by two years. The Kellys are 46.
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