A NASA astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut are about to launch into a year in space

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The prime crew members for ISS Expedition 43. L-R: Flight Engineers Scott Kelly of NASA, Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornienko will be spending an entire year in space on board the ISS. Image: Roscosmos/GCTC

The prime crew members for ISS Expedition 43. L-R: Scott Kelly of NASA, Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos. Kelly and Kornienko will be spending an entire year in space on ISS. Image: Roscosmos/GCTC

The first one-year crew for the International Space Station is set to launch Friday, March 27. You can watch live coverage of the launch and the crew’s arrival to the orbital laboratory on NASA TV. Read the rest

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