Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
by Scott Kelly
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The author explains that his year in space was not just about setting records but was done in preparation for future trips to Mars, since such a trip would involve 400 days round-trip travel plus time spent on the surface. He says NASA wanted to know more about how time in space affects an astronaut’s bone loss, muscle loss, and physiology in general. Since Kelly is an identical twin, NASA had a unique opportunity to compare his physiology to that of his brother.
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