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Giffords' Husband Will Return to Space, Official Confirms
Fox News ^ | Feb. 4, 2011 | Staff

Posted on 02/04/2011 9:55:55 AM PST by La Enchiladita

The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has made his choice. He's headed to space in April.

An official close to the space shuttle program confirmed Friday morning that astronaut Mark Kelly will be aboard Endeavour for its final flight. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the information has not yet been made public.

Kelly is holding a news conference at Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday afternoon.

...Kelly, 46, spent the past month debating whether to step down as commander of Endeavour's two-week mission. As he agonized over the decision, NASA named a backup commander, Rick Sturckow, who joined the crew for training.

Liftoff is targeted for April 19.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: endeavour; giffords; markkelly; nasa; tucson
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1 posted on 02/04/2011 9:56:02 AM PST by La Enchiladita
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To: KevinDavis

Ping


2 posted on 02/04/2011 9:56:58 AM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Good for him!

I can speak from experience that his real work with his wife will start once she leaves the rehab center. Now, while she is well cared for, is the best time for him to accomplish what he can.


3 posted on 02/04/2011 10:01:30 AM PST by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Are they really married or just shacked up?

I note they have different last names.


4 posted on 02/04/2011 10:08:35 AM PST by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: La Enchiladita

May be the last chance for an American to go into space in our own ship for a long time.


5 posted on 02/04/2011 10:10:02 AM PST by AU72
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To: La Enchiladita

Why it was only yesterday that he was telling us he has begun to believe in fate, er faith.

The man is a tool.


6 posted on 02/04/2011 10:14:14 AM PST by Carley (ARAB STREET NO DIFFERENT THAN AMERICA'S LEFT)
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To: humblegunner

They also had different home addresses. He lived in Texas, she, on occasion lived in Arizona.


7 posted on 02/04/2011 10:15:18 AM PST by Carley (ARAB STREET NO DIFFERENT THAN AMERICA'S LEFT)
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To: AU72

According to SpaceX they have to make 14 successful flights with the Falcon 9 rocket before they can send people up. Two down with 12 more to go.


8 posted on 02/04/2011 10:15:36 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Carley

Too much spare time on your hands...?


9 posted on 02/04/2011 10:21:25 AM PST by La Enchiladita (Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Excellent news. It’s probably his last chance.


10 posted on 02/04/2011 10:33:21 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: DonaldC

I still do not appreciate his answer when, immediately after the shooting, someone asked if his wife had any enemies and he replied, “Yes, the entire Tea Party.”

Waiting for an apology as one would have been immediately demanded of a Republican who blamed a progressive.


11 posted on 02/04/2011 10:33:56 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: La Enchiladita

Just sick of her family blaming the tea party for her shooting.

Particularly since Giffords herself bragged on owning a Glock and being a pretty good shot.


12 posted on 02/04/2011 10:36:50 AM PST by Carley (ARAB STREET NO DIFFERENT THAN AMERICA'S LEFT)
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To: humblegunner

They are married but to tell you the truth he seems to be a media hog. I could care less about this guy and yet he is always in the news and in our faces.


13 posted on 02/04/2011 10:37:47 AM PST by angcat (DEAR GOD PLEASE SAVE OUR COUNTRY!)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

I think that was Giffords’ father. But Kelly’s twin on the ISS said something stupid about the Tea Parties too and Kelly didn’t correct it.

I’m sorry his wife got shot but I can’t stand him. He looks like Dr. Evil.


14 posted on 02/04/2011 10:38:36 AM PST by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: humblegunner

They both are typical of “Modern Power Couples”. He seems to be a “NIRO(Navy in rank Only)”. Probably both of them the type that have “Carefully” “Cultivated” their “Career Paths”.


15 posted on 02/04/2011 10:48:48 AM PST by US Navy Vet
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To: GatorGirl

Oh. Sorry. Thought it was him. Knew it was someone close but I do not recall anyone in the family who called for calm and not to jump to WRONGFUL conclusions.


16 posted on 02/04/2011 10:49:47 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: US Navy Vet

I would provisionally agree.
I don’t know much about either of them but that’s the impression I got.


17 posted on 02/04/2011 10:52:09 AM PST by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

That is so true. None of them sought to correct the misimpressions they helped to create, unlike Christina Green’s dad who correctly stated the guy was a nutmeg and it wasn’t the tone of the discourse. Now that’s class, after all, his daughter died because of Giffords’ public event and her lack of security preparedness.


18 posted on 02/04/2011 10:55:03 AM PST by GatorGirl (Eschew Socialism!)
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To: US Navy Vet

He’s been out of training for a month. Is there enough time to make up for that? (He’s been up a few times before, so maybe the lost training is not that big of deal for him?)


19 posted on 02/04/2011 11:02:24 AM PST by smokingfrog ( BORN free - taxed to DEATH (and beyond) ...)
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To: humblegunner

His residency is based out of Houston.

I wonder where she spent her time when she wasn’t in DC.

It would be ironic if she spent 3 weeks a year in Arizona and just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when Jared went off.


20 posted on 02/04/2011 11:06:28 AM PST by proudpapa
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