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U.S. Senator, former NASA astronaut, Navy pilot
Mark Kelly
Senior United States Senator from Arizona and retired NASA astronaut who commanded two Space Shuttle missions. Kelly served as a Navy combat pilot and test pilot before joining NASA in 1996. He spent 54 days in space across four shuttle missions and is married to former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
Known For
commanding Space Shuttle missions STS-124 and STS-134staying calm under extreme pressure in space and combatadvocacy for gun violence prevention following his wife's assassination attemptapplying Stoic principles to leadership and crisis management
Canon
Books
■Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope(2011)
■Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe From Gun Violence