Mark e kelly astronaut leaves
Mark e kelly astronaut leaves
Gabrielle giffords.
Astronaut Mark Kelly Decides to Fly Space Shuttle, Explains Decision
HOUSTON, Feb. 4, &#; -- "I ultimately made the decision that I would like to return and command STS," Mark Kelly said at a press conference today at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
"I absolutely thought this was the right thing for me to do."
Kelly said the decision to leave the side of his wife,Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, to board space shuttle Endeavour for its final flight in April is something Giffords would support.
"I know her very well and she would be very comfortable with the decision that I made," Kelly said.
Kelly is scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center Florida on April He will command a crew of six astronauts, delivering the last major component to the International Space Station.
He said he believes Giffords will be able to see Endeavour go.
"I have every intention that she'll be there for launch. I've talked to her doctors about that