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NASA launches Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko into space
NASA sends Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko to the International Space Station, starting their nearly year-long journey. Kelly #39;s twin brother Mark remains on Earth, where scientists will study...

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Stanford researcher demonstrates ant experiment conducted in space
Biologist Deborah M. Gordon demonstrates a simple ant arena that can be used to conduct the same experiment on collective search that was done on the International Space Station.

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U.S., Russian crew blasts off for year-long stay on space station
NASA #39;s Scott Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts launched to the International Space Station aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket on Friday. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/...

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Longest stay on ISS: New crew prepares to break record for space travel
The next mission to the International Space Station is set to break records - the longest stay on the ISS, the first year-long trip to space for an American - and the list goes on. RT LIVE....

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Weekly Space Hangout - March 27, 2015: Dark Matter Galaxy X with Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Lead Investigator for team that may have discovered Dark Matter Galaxy X. Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org...

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One-Year Crew Docks to ISS
After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Scott Kelly of NASA, Soyuz Commander Gennady ...

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How Will Space Travel Affect Twins Differently?
Scott Kelly is heading to the International Space Station, where he #39;ll spend a year in orbit, the longest of any American. Scientists want to see how the human body reacts to long periods in...

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Kelly and Kornienko begin year Long Space Trip
Kelly and Kornienko begin year-long space trip For more Latest and Breaking News Headlines SUBSCRIBE to https://www.youtube.com/user/24X7BreakingNEWS US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian ...

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Expedition 43 Crew Docks to the Space Station
After launching earlier in the day in their Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 43 Soyuz Commander Gennady Padalka and Flight Engineer Mikhail ...

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U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, crew member of the mission to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures before the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.(REUTERS/Dmitry Lovetsky/Pool)

Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft is seen at its launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome.(REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev)

Astronaut Scott Kelly has blasted off on his yearlong mission to the International Space Station.

The capsule carrying Kelly and two Russian cosmonauts was launched into space by a Soyuz-FG booster rocket, lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:42 p.m. ET.

The journey to the International Space Station is expected to take 6 hours.

Of the three-man team, American Scott Kelly and Russian Mikhail Kornienko are to stay at the International Space Station until March 2016. Their trip is NASA's first stab at a one-year spaceflight, anticipating Mars expeditions that would last two-to-three years.

This is an important step forward to start utilizing ISS more effectively in preparation for human missions to Mars, Chris Carberry, executive director ofExplore Mars, a non-profit organization which aims to advance the goal of sending humans to Mars, told FoxNews.com. We look forward to more ambitious missions at ISS and beyond that help achieve human landings on Mars in the 2030s.

During his year orbiting the earth Kelly will take part in a landmark NASA study into the effects of space on the human body, with scientists comparing his data to that of twin brother Mark, a former astronaut, back on earth. Mark Kellys blood samples, exercise, and overall health will be monitored by scientists from 12 universities to gain insight into the impact of the yearlong mission on his brother.

At the end of his mission to the International Space Station, Scott Kelly will become the first American to spend 12 consecutive months in space.

Kelly and his Russian counterpart Kornienko have each already logged about 180 days in space, according to Space.com. Kelly has made three previous missions to space and Kornienko spent 6 months aboard the International Space Station in 2010.

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