Mark Kelly: American politician, astronaut, and Navy captain (born 1964)
Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American astronaut, engineer, writer, U.S.
Navy Captain, and politician. He is the junior United States Senator from Arizona since December 2, 2020. He is the husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Mark Kelly | |
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| United States Senator from Arizona | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2020 Serving with Kyrsten Sinema | |
| Preceded by | Martha McSally |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mark Edward Kelly February 21, 1964 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (2018–present) Independent (before 2018) |
| Spouse(s) | Amelia Babis (m. 1989; div. 2004) Gabby Giffords (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Scott Kelly (twin brother) |
| Education | United States Merchant Marine Academy (BS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) |
| Space career | |
| NASA Astronaut | |
| Rank |  Captain, USN |
Time in space | 54d 02h 04min |
| Selection | NASA Astronaut Group 16, 1996 |
| Missions | STS-108, STS-121, STS-124, STS-134 |
Mission insignia |     |
| Retirement | October 1, 2011 |
| Website | markkelly |
Space missions
Kelly flew combat missions during the Gulf War. He was selected to become a NASA Space Shuttle pilot in 1996 and flew his first mission in 2001 as pilot of STS-108. He piloted STS-121 in 2006 and commanded STS-124 in 2008 and STS-134 in 2011. STS-134 was his final mission and the final mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour.
U.S. Senate career
On February 12, 2019, Kelly launched his campaign for the 2020 Senate election in Arizona as a Democrat. He won the election in November 2020 defeating incumbent Republican Senator Martha McSally.
Personal life
His wife was the target of an attempted assassination in Tucson, Arizona, on January 8, 2011.
Kelly's identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, is also an astronaut. In 2015, Scott Kelly began a mission spending a year in space on the International Space Station. He returned to Earth on March 1, 2016, after 340 days in space.
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