NASA astronaut Scott Kelly stands as he is recognized by President Barack Obama, while First Lady Michelle Obama (lower left corner)\u00a0and other guests applaud. The President recognized Kelly\u00a0during the State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on\u00a0Jan. 20, 2015. This March, Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko\u00a0will launch to the International Space Station and become the first crewmembers to live and work aboard the orbiting laboratory for a year-long mission. While living on the International Space Station, Kelly, Kornienko and the rest of the crew will carry out hundreds of research experiments and work on cutting-edge technology development that will inspire students here at home in science, technology, engineering and math. Photo Credit: (NASA\/Bill Ingalls)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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