Astronaut Set to Return to Earth After Nearly a Year in Orbit

After 340 days in orbit, American astronaut Scott Kelly and his roommate, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, are coming home. The space voyagers spent just under a year in the close quarters of the International Space Station with four other rotating crew members who worked standard six-month missions. Kelly posted photos of the sunrise Tuesday on Twitter, noting, “Rise and shine! My last #sunrise from space, then I gotta go.” By the time their capsule lands in Kazakhstan early...

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