Today, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will launch from Baikonur in the Ukraine to begin a year-long mission in space on board the International Space Station. The unique thing about Scott Kelly is the mission will allow us to look at how extended time in space can affect the human body as Scott Kelly has a twin brother, retired astronaut Mark Kelly.
The science we will learn from this is remarkable because it will give us an understanding of how the human body will react to extended time in space, and give us knowledge of how to alleviate problems on the body for longer duration flights, for example, to Mars.
Follow Scott Kelly on twitter here.
Follow Mark Kelly on twitter here.
Follow the International Space Station here.
Watch the launch live here.
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