2017 BOMA International Annual Conference & Expo

Mark and Scott Kelly
NASA Astronauts and Retired U.S. Navy Captains



Highly Decorated NASA Astronauts and Retired U.S. Navy Captains Mark Kelly spent more than 50 days in space and commanded both the Space Shuttle Endeavor, including its final flight in 2011, and Space Shuttle Discovery. He is one of only two individuals to have visited the International Space Station on four different occasions. Mark became a center of international attention in January 2011 after the assassination attempt on his wife, former US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Their story captivated the nation and resulted in the couple becoming an unequivocal symbol of strength and perseverance. His brother Scott Kelly became America's first year-round astronaut. Scott's record-breaking Year in Space spanned from March 2015 to March 2016, during which he and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko captivated the world with live interviews and never-seen-before photos from the International Space Station. The historic mission also included NASA's groundbreaking Twins Study, monitoring Scott from space and Mark on the ground, in an unprecedented experiment to understand how space affects the human body.

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