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Twins Scott and Mark Kelly

What happened when one twin went to space and the other stayed home?

11 April 2019

Astronaut twin brothers Scott and Mark Kelly took part in a unique space travel experiment and it turns out that space changes your urine but not your faeces
Astronauts launch in Soyuz rocket for first time since botched takeoff

Astronauts launch in Soyuz rocket for first time since botched takeoff

3 December 2018

A Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station launched successfully, ending a period of uncertainty for human spaceflight

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