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Rhiannon12866

(259,016 posts) Sat Oct 28, 2017, 04:31 AM Oct 2017

Stephen Colbert: The First Thing Captain Scott Kelly Did On Earth After 340 Days In Orbit [View all]

Captain Scott Kelly, astronaut and record-holder for most consecutive days spent in space by an America, reveals what his first stop was upon landing back on Earth.

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Stephen Colbert: The First Thing Captain Scott Kelly Did On Earth After 340 Days In Orbit [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 OP

Interestingly, the previous record was held by Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, TrollBuster9090 Oct 2017 #1

I actually visited the Exhibition for Economic Achievement in Moscow Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #2

Hehe, the backstory was just a joke. It wasn't even my joke. I think I head it on SNL TrollBuster9090 Oct 2017 #3

One or two cosmonauts would light up a smoke on occassion aboard Mir miyazaki Oct 2017 #4

Ah! I should have figured that out, though that's not something Scott Kelly would discuss on network Rhiannon12866 Oct 2017 #5