NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after one-year mission

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returns to Earth after one-year mission

2016-03-03 - After spending 340 consecutive days in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is back on Earth. Kelly landed safely in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. ET on March 1, 2016. (Credits: Canadian Space Agency, NASA)

After spending 340 consecutive days in space, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is back on Earth.

Kelly landed safely in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. ET on March 1, 2016.

His mission will help NASA understand how long-duration spaceflight affects the human body.

This will be an important step for the advancement of deep space exploration and for an eventual journey to Mars.

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