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Mark Kelly

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Mark Edward Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American politician, retired astronaut, and former naval officer serving as the senior United States senator from Arizona, a seat he has held since 2020. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Kelly flew combat missions during the Gulf War as a naval aviator before being selected as a NASA Space Shuttle pilot in 1996. He flew his first space mission in 2001 as pilot of STS-108, then piloted STS-121 in 2006, and commanded STS-124 in 2008 and STS-134 (the final mission of Space Shuttle Endeavour) in 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Kelly is the 36th most popular astronaut (up from 383rd in 2019), the 1,842nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,483rd in 2019) and the 26th most popular American Astronaut.

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Among ASTRONAUTS

Among astronauts, Mark Kelly ranks 36 out of 556. Before him are Owen Garriott, William C. McCool, Edgar Mitchell, Andriyan Nikolayev, Jim Lovell, and David Scott. After him are Margaret Rhea Seddon, Pavel Popovich, Valery Bykovsky, Gus Grissom, Ilan Ramon, and James Irwin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Mark Kelly ranks 51. Before him are Gianluca Vialli, Giuseppe Conte, Courtney Love, Ronnie Coleman, Mats Wilander, and Teri Hatcher. After him are C. C. Catch, Andy Serkis, David Cross, Miguel Induráin, Martin Weinek, and Mehriban Aliyeva.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Kelly ranks 1,842 out of 20,380. Before him are David Scott (1932), David Zucker (1947), Richard Lynch (1940), Bubba Smith (1945), Elisabeth Shue (1963), and Peter Weller (1947). After him are Peter Eisenman (1932), Henry Gantt (1861), Phil Ochs (1940), Hubert Selby Jr. (1928), Axeman of New Orleans (null), and Cyrus West Field (1819).

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Among ASTRONAUTS In United States

Among astronauts born in United States, Mark Kelly ranks 26. Before him are Gerald Carr (1932), Owen Garriott (1930), William C. McCool (1961), Edgar Mitchell (1930), Jim Lovell (1928), and David Scott (1932). After him are Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947), Gus Grissom (1926), James Irwin (1930), Henry Hartsfield (1933), Roger B. Chaffee (1935), and Alan Bean (1932).

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