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MOVIE · 2016

A Year in Space

Documentary58 min

Astronaut Scott Kelly spends a full year aboard the International Space Station while NASA tracks what long-duration spaceflight does to the human body. Back on Earth, his identical twin, Mark Kelly, becomes the control subject in a rare side-by-side comparison between life in microgravity and life at home. From launch to landing, the film stays close to the routines, experiments, and physical changes that shape the mission, using the brothers’ parallel experiences to frame a detailed look at space research, isolation, and the demands of living off the planet for months at a time.

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