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Mark Kelly and the History of Astronauts Jumping to Politics
Mark Kelly knows a thing or two about flying high—both literally and otherwise. As a NASA astronaut, he was part of four space shuttle missions between 2001 and 2011, amassing more than 54 days in space and covering more than 22 million miles. Now he's …