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This photo provided by the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center via NASA, shows astronaut Scott Kelly. (AP Photo/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center via NASA)

Scott Kelly, NASA astronaut, back from record year flight, gives thumbs up

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

In this photo provided by NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly sits inside a Soyuz simulator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (GCTC), Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Star City, Russia. On Saturday, March 28, 2015, Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will travel to the International Space Station to begin a year-long mission living in orbit. (AP Photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls)

What to pack for year in space? A ‘superhero utility belt’

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

Astronaut braces for unprecedented year in space

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

US, Russia name crew for yearlong space mission

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly (left) and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend a year on the International Space Station beginning in 2015 to provide a medical foundation for future missions beyond low-Earth orbit. Mr. Kelly’s twin, Mark, is a retired astronaut married to former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. (Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center via NASA, Associated Press)

Astronauts to be in orbit 1 year

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press

US twin astronaut, Russian to spend year in orbit

By MARCIA DUNN - Associated Press

U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly (left) and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend an entire year aboard the International Space Station beginning in 2015. The extended mission will provide a medical foundation for future missions around the moon, as well as far-flung trips to asteroids and Mars. (AP Photo/Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center via NASA)

U.S. twin astronaut, Russian to spend year in orbit

By Marcia Dunn - Associated Press