Giffords has deep ties to NASA through husband

Giffords has deep ties to NASA through husband
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The horrific shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords is being felt all the way to space. Giffords’ husband is Astronaut Mark Kelly, who is slated to fly a Space Shuttle in April. His identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, is commander of the International Space Station. From space, Scott Kelly tweeted his thanks for support and prayers. He praised his sister-in-law, and called it a sad day. He is stuck on the space station until March. The shuttle flig...

Giffords has deep ties to NASA through husband
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The horrific shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords is being felt all the way to space. Giffords' husband is Astronaut Mark Kelly, who is slated to fly a space shuttle in April. His identical twin brother, Scott Kelly, is commander of the International Space Station. From space, Scott Kelly tweeted his thanks for support and prayers. He praised his sister-in-law, and called it a sad day. He is stuck on the space station until March. The shuttle flight Giffor...

Space Flight by Giffords' Husband in Doubt
"The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last Space Shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station," the Washington Post reports. "NASA officials said Sunday it was premature to speculate on whether Mark Kelly would step down as commander of the April flight of the shuttle Endeavour. But it was hard to imagine how he could keep up with the gr...

Giffords' husband set to command NASA mission
U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is married to Mark Kelly, a Veteran Astronaut who is scheduled to command the planned April 1 launch of Endeavour to the International Space Station. The Endeavour crew aims to deliver a large cosmic ray detector that will be mounted outside the outpost. NASA said that at the time of Saturday's shooting Kelly was "on personal, off-duty time." SHOOTING: Congresswoman shot, at least 5 others killed GABRIELLE GIFFORDS: Who is she? PHOTOS: Images from Giffords' career, t...

Mark Kelly, NASA Reeling From Gabrielle Giffords Shooting
Cape Canaveral, Fla. — The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last space shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly rushed to his wife's Hospital bedside Saturday as his identical twin brother, Scott, did his best to keep updated on the Arizona shooting through Mission Control, the Internet and the lo...

Kelly's Space Flight May Be in Doubt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last Space Shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly rushed to his wife's Hospital bedside Saturday as his identical twin brother, Scott, did his best to keep updated on the Arizona shooting through Mission Control, the Internet and the lone phone...

Space flight by Giffords' husband may be in doubt
(01-09) 15:47 PST Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) -- The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last Space Shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly rushed to his wife's Hospital bedside Saturday as his identical twin brother, Scott, did his best to keep updated on the Arizona shooting through Mission Control, the I...

Space flight by Giffords' husband may be in doubt
Cape Canaveral, Fla. — The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last Space Shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly rushed to his wife's Hospital bedside Saturday as his identical twin brother, Scott, did his best to keep updated on the Arizona shooting through Mission Control, the Internet and the lo...

Space flight by Giffords' husband may be in doubt
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The shocking gundown of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has left NASA reeling: Her Astronaut husband was due to rocket away in just three months as perhaps the last space shuttle commander, and her brother-in-law is currently on the International Space Station. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly rushed to his wife's Hospital bedside Saturday as his identical twin brother, Scott, did his best to keep updated on the Arizona shooting through Mission Control, the Internet and the lone phon...

Rep. Giffords Had a Husband!
Via Sociological Images, three news writers -- one on the Fox News website (above), one at the Orlando Sentinel, and one at the Galveston County Daily News -- really, really wanted you to know that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was wounded Saturday in a shooting that killed six, was married to an Astronaut; they all mentioned it in the headline. The Fox story, which was later expanded, actually had a picture of her husband, Captain Mark Kelly , instead of her at the top. There are certainly good ...

Gabby Giffords' Husband Releases Statement: 'There is Little We Can Do But Pray'
In his first public comments since the shooting of his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Kelly thanks the First Responders and ordinary citizens who rushed to help the Victims of Saturday's rampage in Tucson. Kelly, a Veteran NASA Astronaut, released a written statement Sunday night. Giffords remained in critical condition early Monday, according to doctors. Kelly has the assignment to command the next and last flight of the Space Shuttle, scheduled for spring, but that may now be in doubt giv...

Russ Belville: Arizona Shooter Loughner Used Marijuana... So What?
As you may know by now, in a tragic act of insane violence, Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords was targeted for Assassination, but survived the point-blank gunshot allegedly fired by Jared Lee Loughner, a 22-year-old man whose rambling Internet paranoia calls his sanity into question.  Loughner also allegedly fired into the crowd, killing a 9-year-old girl (born on 9/11/2001, incidentally), a federal Circuit Court judge, a Giffords Staffer, and three others, and wounding several more.  All of us at...

'McCarthyism' it isn't
'McCarthyism' IT ISN'T.... I expect conservative to circle the wagons during a tense time, but Bill Kristol is throwing around some odd Rhetoric. A conservative pundit on Monday ripped liberals who have suggested that Sarah Palin is to blame for the shooting tragedy in Arizona. During an appearance on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," Bill Kristol of the conservative-leaning Weekly Standard magazine called the criticism of the former Alaska Governor "a disgrace." He said there is no proof that J...

Giffords' Husband Asks People to Pray for Injured
Monday, January 10, 2011 By Staff, Associated Press Tucson (AP) - The Astronaut husband of Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords expressed his thanks for the outpouring of support since Saturday's shooting in Tucscon. Shuttle commander Mark Kelly said in a statement that his wife was doing what she loved most - hearing from her constituents. He expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support the family has received from Arizona and around the nation, and thanked medical and Law Enforcement pers...

Giffords' husband thanks the nation
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’s husband is speaking out for the first time since his wife was shot, expressing “heartfelt gratitude” for the “unbelievable outpouring of support” from Americans in the hours since tragedy struck. In a moving statement, NASA Astronaut Mark Kelly voiced his appreciation for the help he and his wife have received from across the country. Continue Reading Text Size - + reset “On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend o...

Mark Kelly Statement: Gabby Giffords' Husband Addresses Arizona Shooting
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly, a NASA Astronaut, issued a statement on the shooting on Sunday evening. He suggests that people who want to help make a donation to the American Red Cross or a Tucson-based food bank, "two organizations that Gabby has long valued and supported." The full statement is below. * * * * On behalf of Gabby and our entire family, I want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people of Arizona and this great nation for their unbelievable outpouring of su...

Remembering Arizona's Victims
The US Capitol dome is shown in the background as flags fly at half staff in honor of the Victims of the shooting in Arizona that injured US Representative Gabrielle Giffords, at the Washington Monument in Washington January 9, 2011. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these...

Barbara Walters Feels Sorry For Palin
During a View discussion on the Giffords shooting, Barbara Walters said that she feels sorry for Sarah Palin, who she feels is being unfairly singled-out in the wake of the Arizona shooting. All four members of the panel had strongly denounced Palin's crosshairs map when it was first published. Labels: Barbara Walters, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Gabrielle Giffords, The View, Whoopi Goldberg New! Share this on Facebook: Share ...

Obama: Arizona Shooting Has America Shocked & Grieving
(AP) WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said the nation is still shocked and grieving after Saturday's deadly shooting rampage in Arizona that killed six people and left a congresswoman in critical condition after being shot point-blank in the head. Speaking in the Oval Office Monday, Obama said Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is "still fighting". In total, 19 people were shot in the attack; among the six people killed were Arizona's chief Federal Judge, a 9-year-old girl interested in gov...

Giffords' Husband, NASA Astronaut, Rushes to Ariz.
Shuttle Discovery Commander Mark Kelly talks with his wife Gabriele Giffords before boarding a training Aircraft at Kennedy Space Center May 28, 2008 in Fla. (Credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) (CBS) Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, 40, an Arizona Democrat married to Veteran Astronaut Mark Kelly, was shot in the head during a public meeting outside a Tucson Supermarket Saturday. More than a dozen bystanders also were shot -- and some reportedly killed, including a 9-year-old child, officials said ...

We Can Not Fear Free and Open Debate
My family and I were shocked and saddened when we learned of the attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, her staff and constituents. Gabrielle is a hard worker, a talented legislator and a genuinely dear person. She is universally liked in the House and every member who served with her feels deeply for her, her family and all those involved. We are praying for her recovery, the recovery of all those injured and comfort for the families of the fallen. This attack was an unspeakable act of violence a...

NASA Ames scientists discover Earth-sized planet
The place is inhospitable, with molten temperatures and possibly clouds of melted silicon. But a discovery across the galaxy is giving hope to searchers of intelligent life. A team led by NASA Ames researchers has confirmed the existence of the first rocky planet outside our solar system. Kepler-10b is closest in size to Earth of 519 extra-solar planets discovered so far. It is about 1½ times the Earth's diameter and speeding around a star similar to our sun in the constellation Cygnus, about...

Moon revealed to have an Earth-like core
Uncovering details about the lunar core is critical for developing accurate models of The Moon’s formation. The data sheds light on the evolution of a lunar dynamo — a natural process by which our moon may have generated and maintained its own strong magnetic field. The team’s findings suggest the moon possesses a solid, iron-rich inner core with a radius of nearly 150 miles and a fluid, primarily liquid-iron outer core with a radius of roughly 205 miles. Where it differs from...

400 Volunteers On Board for One-Way Trip to Mars
Last fall, the Journal of Cosmology published an article by a couple of scientists making the case for one-way trips to the planet Mars. The idea so tickled the imagination of readers that 400 have written in to volunteer, according to FoxNews.com. The article, co-authored by Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Washington State University, and Paul Davies of Arizona State University, argue that humans must begin colonizing another planet to hedge against the possibility of a catastrophe that wipes out life ...

Dem leader: Alleged shooter sought 'Second Amendment remedy'
Rep. James Clyburn said it is impossible not to connect fiery campaign Rhetoric to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).  The number three-ranking House Democrat invoked the Rhetoric of a Tea Party Senate Candidate in describing the actions of the man accused of shooting Giffords (D-Ariz.).  "He saw a Second Amendment remedy and that's what occurred here and there is no way not to make that connection," Clyburn said during an interview with the Charleston Post and Courier.