Scott Kelly

Former NASA Astronaut & US Navy Captain Inquires: Keppler Speakers or United Talent Agency

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy flew farther from Earth than any humans in history. They deserve to be honored for their mission and for inspiring millions around the world. Apollo 11 waited over 40 years for the Congressional Gold Medal. I introduced legislation to give the Artemis II crew the recognition they deserve.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

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[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

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[Astronauts For America @Astros4America]

Today, we celebrate the spirit that has driven America for 250 years: courage, curiosity, and the determination to reach beyond every frontier.

Here's to those who built our past and those who will carry us to the next horizon over the next 250 years. Happy Fourth of July!

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

Join me next November in Australia for my talk, the sky is not the limit, lessons from a year in space.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

Слава Украïнi!

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

This week, I prepared a special letter addressed to the President of the United States and to Congress. And yesterday, the letter was officially delivered to the institutions in Washington. It is quite rare for the leader of another state to address both the President and Congress of the United States simultaneously with a letter. But the situation now requires action, swift and effective action.

It is important that America hear Ukraine. We understand that much of the world’s attention is currently focused on the war in Iran. But the war here in Europe must also be brought to an end – a very bloody war that is already in its fifth year at full scale.

The sooner we are able to provide greater protection against ballistic threats, the sooner we will be able to make diplomacy work. As long as Russia continues to rely on missiles, its interest in diplomacy is not real. We must correct this. And we can do so only together with America.

Ukraine is grateful to America for all its support. And Ukraine will be even more grateful for a dignified peace and guaranteed security. All of this is possible – if there is sufficient determination.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

@AJamesMcCarthy I stood next to the bunker for a Soyuz launch once. About that far away. Very intense. Guy who operated the external abort system in the bunker said, “Open your airway and brace for shock!”

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

This past Thursday, I spent the morning at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. I was there to hear the arguments in my lawsuit against Pete Hegseth for violating my First Amendment rights. I appreciate that the court made this case a priority because it has a significant impact on the First Amendment rights of over 2 million retired servicemembers.

This case matters. Let me tell you what also matters.

Right now, we have servicemembers putting their lives at risk because this President took our country to war against Iran without a strategic goal or a plan. Because of his reckless decision, parents can’t afford the gas to drive their kids to school, people can’t afford to drive to work and seniors can’t afford to drive to their doctor’s appointments.

Millions of Americans can’t afford rent, healthcare, and in many cases food. As this President builds his new gilded ballroom, upgrades his new plane, builds his arch, and works on his next business deal that personally enriches him and his family, the American people continue to suffer. I didn’t vote for Donald Trump but after he was elected I wanted him to succeed and I hoped that as President he would at least try to make some things better. Instead he kicked millions of Americans off of their healthcare and took away free lunches for kids in order to deliver a tax cut to millionaires and billionaires. And recently Donald Trump has asked Congress for $1.5 trillion for next year's defense budget. That is more than double of what it was in my first year in the Senate just 5 years ago. It is nearly the amount that all other countries combined spend on defense. And this is for a department that is being managed by the least qualified secretary of defense in our country’s history. Where will this money go?

Some of it will be used to fund the President’s top priorities like Golden Dome, an idea that Donald Trump, a real estate developer, had after seeing the success of Israel’s Iron Dome system, which is essentially a point defense system. That’s very different than what he envisions, which is a shield against all ballistic and hypersonic missiles. I understand the physics of the challenge of intercepting hypersonic missiles in space or in the glide phase and it looks like they will spend hundreds of billions of dollars building a system that will not work. And even worse some of this money will certainly go to companies that Donald Trump’s sons have recently invested in.

The corruption in and around this President and his friends and family is almost unimaginable in its scale and scope. We have real problems that are being ignored and others that aren’t being addressed with a reasonable and rational approach. The top 1% of the wealthiest Americans now own more of our collective wealth than the middle class and if you are in the middle class you often can’t afford your life because this President and others in Washington DC have passed laws to give your money to them. It didn’t start with this President, but my hope is that perhaps it ends with him.

We have to get this country back on track. We have to pass policies that help hard working Americans so that their hard work pays off for them, not for someone else. We have to address our country’s growing debt and we have to find solutions that will improve people's lives. Whether it is the outrageous cost of health care or the fact that young people can’t afford homes and young families can’t afford childcare — there are solutions to these problems. Corruption, cronyism, and a system designed to help the very few at the expense of the many is a significant challenge but it isn’t an insurmountable one.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

Thrilled to be bringing my live talk “The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space” to Australia this November. I’ll take audiences behind the scenes of my 143-million-mile mission- the risks, teamwork, and endurance that made it possible.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

I know all of these people. Been is space with some. Worked with others for decades. They’re really smart, thoughtful, and stand firm on the foundational principles of this country.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Exclusive: More than 100 former NASA astronauts are launching a nonpartisan nonprofit that will advocate for constitutional limits and bringing back civic responsibility https://t.co/jVfKOtni2L

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

Congrats to my brother @CaptMarkKelly on making the TIME 100. Well earned. I’ve been rooting for you ever since I made it 10 years ago.

[Gabrielle Giffords @GabbyGiffords]

So proud of @CaptMarkKelly for being named to @TIME 100 Most Influential People. This year, Mark has defended Americans’ rights, stood up to bullies, and continued fighting to make our country a better place.

I can’t think of anyone more deserving.❤️https://t.co/OoJRUWsD6J

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

Mission complete ❤️❤️❤️

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

That’s the way to do it! Bravo Zulu!

[NASA @NASA]

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

This was an extremely complex mission, but NASA and the crew of Artemis II made this look easy. They did a really great job, and everyone involved should be incredibly proud.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

The madman theory is no longer a theory.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

"A whole civilization will die tonight” are words no President of the United States had ever spoken until this morning. Donald Trump’s behavior is unhinged and making Americans less safe. After a 25-year career in the United States Navy, I have never met or served with anyone who so completely lacks the qualities of good leadership as Donald Trump does.

If the President takes the actions he has threatened to take, countless Iranian civilians will die, it will massively escalate this war, and the United States will be seen as a country without a moral or ethical compass. That will make Americans less safe right now and risk the lives of thousands of service members. The consequences will have a lasting and damaging effect on our nation.

Trump's mistakes have led us to this perilous moment, but the solution is not to escalate even further. This must stop.

[Scott Kelly @StationCDRKelly]

@SenMarkKelly Let me know if you need some help.

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

Right now, the Artemis II crew is flying by the Moon, over 250,000 miles from Earth. Further than Apollo. Further than any human in history.

Congratulations to Reid, Victor, Christina, Jeremy, and everyone who worked to make this possible.

[Reid Wiseman @astro_reid]

All I feel is gratitude for this experience.

[Captain Mark Kelly @CaptMarkKelly]

As the Artemis II crew journeys to the Moon, these images are a reminder of our shared home and humanity. At Easter, as the world reflects on hope and renewal, Gabby and I pray for strength, and for the fighting in Iran, Ukraine, and elsewhere to give way to dialogue and peace.