{"id":55854,"date":"2016-03-02T23:14:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T03:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-380119"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:48:14","slug":"update-on-nasa-astronaut-scott-kellys-return-to-houston","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/update-on-nasa-astronaut-scott-kellys-return-to-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly\u2019s Return to Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Update, March 3, 1:25 a.m. EST:<\/b> Scott Kelly\u2019s plane is expected to land no earlier than 2:30 a.m. EST. NASA TV coverage will begin approximately 15 minutes earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Scott Kelly\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg 2790w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=300,258 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=768,660 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=1024,879 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=1536,1319 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=2048,1759 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=400,344 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=600,515 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=900,773 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=1200,1031 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?resize=2000,1718 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA rests in a chair outside of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft just minutes after he and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan late Tuesday, March 1 EST. Kelly and Kornienko completed a record year-long International Space Station mission to collect valuable data on the effects of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Bill Ingalls<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA astronaut Scott Kelly now is expected to return to Houston at about 12:55 a.m. EST Thursday (11:55 p.m. CST Wednesday, March 2), based on the current transportation plan. NASA Television will broadcast Kelly\u2019s arrival back on U.S. soil after an agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/one-year-crew\/\" rel=\"noopener\">record-setting stay in space<\/a> aboard the International Space Station. Coverage begins at 12:40 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Dr. John P. Holdren, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, and Kelly\u2019s identical twin brother and former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will be in Houston to welcome Kelly home. The event will be pooled press only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about the International Space Station, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br>\nstephanie.schierholz@nasa.gov<br>\nBrandi Dean \/ Dan Huot<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\nbrandi.k.dean@nasa.gov \/ daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update, March 3, 1:25 a.m. EST: Scott Kelly\u2019s plane is expected to land no earlier than 2:30 a.m. EST. NASA TV coverage will begin approximately 15 minutes earlier. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly now is expected to return to Houston at about 12:55 a.m. EST Thursday (11:55 p.m. CST Wednesday, March 2), based on the current transportation [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":58749,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M16-022","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[3143,3142,2735,2867],"news-tags":[12349],"internal-terms":[9514,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Update on NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly\u2019s Return to Houston","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/update-on-nasa-astronaut-scott-kellys-return-to-houston\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/update-on-nasa-astronaut-scott-kellys-return-to-houston\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","NASA Headquarters","Expedition 46","Expedition 47","International Space Station (ISS)"],"dateCreated":"2016-03-03T03:14:00Z","datePublished":"2016-03-03T03:14:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T18:48:14Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Update on NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly\u2019s Return to Houston\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/update-on-nasa-astronaut-scott-kellys-return-to-houston\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2016-03-03T03:14:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Expedition 46,Expedition 47,International Space Station (ISS)\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"featured_image":{"id":58749,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/nhq201603020005_0.jpg","title":"Expedition 46 Landing","alt":"NASA astronaut Scott Kelly","caption":"Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA rest in a chair outside of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft just minutes after he and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 (Kazakh time). Kelly and Kornienko completed an International Space Station record year-long mission to collect valuable data on the effect of long duration weightlessness on the human body that will be used to formulate a human mission to Mars. Volkov returned after spending six months on the station. 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