Saturday, April 4, 2015

The view from astronaut Scott Kelly's new home 200 miles above Earth

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is getting comfortable on the International Space Station, a satellite more than 200 miles above Earth where he will be spending the next year.


Kelly, alongside Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka,launched to the ISS on March 27.



Just over a week later, he tweeted this breathtaking view from his new home on Saturday:



Good morning #Texas from the #ISS. Looks like #Houston and #Austin have some #weather headed your way#YearInSpace http://ift.tt/1NPlgjX


— Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) April 4, 2015 Read more...



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