Scott Kelly: Astronaut (NASA's Twin Study. Year In Space)

In Episode 45, Ben chats to Scott Kelly, former military fighter pilot and test pilot, engineer, astronaut, and retired U.S. Navy captain. A veteran of four space flights, Scott commanded the International Space Station (ISS) on three expeditions and was a member of the yearlong mission to the ISS. In October 2015, he set the record for the total accumulated number of days spent in space, the single longest space mission by an American astronaut. Ben and Scott discuss life on the ISS, the twin study, private companies in Space and cooperation with Russia on the ISS. 00:00 Intro and reviews! 01:10 Introducing Scott Kelly 01:50 Can Scott remember being on the ISS 04:04 Kjell Lindgren  04:18 Calling the ISS 06:34 Best day on the ISS 08:52 Worst day in Space 09:41 Covid similarities with isolation on ISS 13:13 Most surprising results from twin study 17:00 Unexpected guest  18:30 What's sort of person do you want on long trip to Mars? 21:05 SpaceX and Blue Origin visions of the future 25:00 Axiom. Return to ISS? 26:44 Russians leaving ISS? 29:14 Interest in Art 30:51 Bucketlist 31:55 Inspiring the next genera 32:42 Wrap up and thanks 33:13 Socials Follow Scott Kelly: Website: http://www.scottkelly.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StationCDRKelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stationcdrkelly/ Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Website: www.astroben.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gambleonit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-astro-ben-podcast/ Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!