Scott Kelly - one-year mission in space

Space, Science, Conference

Astronaut Scott Kelly spent one-year aboard the International Space Station. Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos collected critical data on how the human body responds to long duration space flight.

Credit: NASA
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Published on: May 25, 2016

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