Mark Kelly

Kelly brother astronauts

NASA is using twin brothers to observe the effects of zero gravity on the human body

Science

The International Space Station has hundreds of experiments on board, testing everything from how plants grow in space to the effects of microgravity on an astronaut’s eyes. But NASA may have scored the ultimate controlled experiment with test subjects Scott and Mark Kelly, twin astronauts.

Zak Mohyuddin

How one Muslim American in Tennessee fought prejudice head-on

Global Politics

As Birmingham and other cities clean up, weather service rolling out radar upgrades

Global Politics

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the Road to Recovery

Countdown to Endeavour’s Final Launch

Rep. Wasserman Schultz on Mark Kelly’s Space Trip, Gabrielle Giffords

The Space Shuttle Endeavor is schedule to launch at 3:47 PM on today. Big crowds are expected at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida –  because this is not any ordinary launch. The 14-day mission will be the Endeavor’s 25th and FINAL voyage and it is the second to last space shuttle launch in the  foreseeable  future. The […]

Wake-Up Song For NASA’S Last Launch

Since the start of the Apollo program in the 1960s, NASA has woken up its astronauts on the day of their space launch to the time’s most popular songs. Traditionally, the crew members, their family and friends choose the song. Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the Arizona congresswoman shot earlier this year, chose U2’s “Beautiful Day” when […]

The World

International reaction to Arizona shooting

Global Politics

We check in with foreign correspondents to find out how the international press is covering Saturday’s shooting.