NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly Resumes Training For STS-134 Mission
02.04.11
NASA astronaut Mark Kelly will resume training as commander of the STS-134 space shuttle mission on Monday, Feb. 7. With the exception of some proficiency training, Kelly has been on personal leave since Jan. 8 to care for his wife, congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was critically wounded in a Tucson, Ariz. shooting.
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Mark Kelly, commander, STS-134
Clip 1 (:48) - Kelly: "Her days are filled, from the time she gets up at 8 o'clock until after 6
pm with six hours of speech, occupational and physical therapy, so
she's got very busy days, and meals in between. And I started to think
about STS-134, about the mission, my crew, the fact that I've been
training for it for a year and a half. And considering a bunch of other
factors, including how ... what Gabrielle would want me to do, and what
her parents and her family and my family would like. I ultimately made
the decision that I would like to return and command STS-134."
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Clip 2 (:32) - Kelly: "So, about two weeks ago I started going through the process myself of
what would I need in order to get back with my crew to continue training
for STS-134. And, you know, this has been a learning process in brain
injury for me and what rehab is like. And after speaking to her rehab
doctors and the neurosurgeons here, it also became evident that she was
going to be very busy."
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Brent Jett, chief, Flight Crew Operations Directorate
Clip 3 (:15) - Jett: "From the NASA Family, we're all very, very thankful about the progress that Gabrielle has made over the past few weeks. We all continue to be hopeful and pray for her continued success as she battles back from this tragedy."
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Clip 4 (:16) - Jett: "A large part of the reason we're here today is the fact that she has
been ... has made such tremendous progress and has reached a point where
we're able to discuss the decision for Mark to resume training and fly
as the commander of STS-134."
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