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NASA and Space Station Astronauts Salute Americas Veterans This Veteran’s Day
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly salutes all past and present US Veterans from the International Space Station on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2015. Credit: NASA/Scott Kelly
The entire NASA family on Earth and NASA’s two astronauts serving aboard the Earth orbiting International Space Station (ISS) salute all our country’s brave veterans on this Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2015.
NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren saluted America’s veterans today with out of this world salutes and beautiful photos of the American flag back dropped by Earth from the stations orbital altitude of 250 miles (400 km) above the planet. See above and below.
“NASA salutes our country’s veterans this Veteran’s Day,” wrote NASA Administrator Charles Bolden in a special Veteran’s Day message. Bolden is also a former astronaut and served as Major General in the US Marine Corps.(…)
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Post tags: 1 Year ISS mission, 15 Years of ISS, Apollo 16, apollo 16 lunar landing mission, charles bolden, International Space Station (ISS), ISS, John Young, NASA, Scott Kelly, Veteran’s Day
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/123379/nasa-and-space-station-astronauts-salute-americas-veterans-this-veterans-day/
