Mark Kelly
Some of the key events about Mark Kelly
- 1986Graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy with a Bachelor of Science in marine engineering and nautical science
- 1986Received a DUI citation while attending the U.S. Naval Academy
- 1994Graduated from the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School
- 1996Selected by NASA as an astronaut candidate
- 2001Served as pilot on Space Shuttle mission STS-108
- 2006Commanded Space Shuttle mission STS-121
- 2008Commanded Space Shuttle mission STS-124
- 2011Commanded Space Shuttle mission STS-134, the final flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour
- 2011Retired from NASA after accumulating more than 54 days in space
- 2011Wife Gabrielle Giffords was critically injured in a mass shooting
- 2011Faced criticism for continuing with space mission despite wife's condition
- 2012Daughter's dog fatally attacked and killed a sea lion in California
- 2019Announced Senate campaign while brother was still in space, raising ethical questions
- 2020Elected to the United States Senate representing Arizona
- 2020Faced controversy over financial ties to Chinese company Tencent
- 2020Criticized for wearing a watch resembling that of a Chinese fighter pilot in campaign ad
- 2021Voted against an amendment to prevent individuals convicted of hate crimes from purchasing firearms
- 2022Sworn in as a member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, enhancing national security oversight
- 2022Faced backlash for supporting the confirmation of ATF nominee David Chipman
- 2022Criticized for perceived flip-flopping on border security policies
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