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Astronaut Scott Kelly will visit Kansas next year

By Nichole Manna
In this July 12, 2015 photo, sstronaut Scott Kelly takes a photo of himself inside the Cupola, a special module of the International Space Station which provides a 360-degree viewing of the Earth and the station.
In this July 12, 2015 photo, sstronaut Scott Kelly takes a photo of himself inside the Cupola, a special module of the International Space Station which provides a 360-degree viewing of the Earth and the station. Scott Kelly/NASA/AP File photo

Capt. Scott J. Kelly, a NASA astronaut famous for spending a full year in space, will visit Hutchinson next year.

According to the Cosmosphere, Kelly will be the featured speaker for the Hutchinson Community College Ray & Stella Dillon Lecture at 10:30 a.m. April 17. According to Travel Kansas, the event will be held at the Hutchinson Sports Arena and tickets are $10.

Kelly spent a full year on the International Space Station beginning in March 2015. His experiences were heavily documented on his Instagram page, where he has more than a million followers. Once he returned from space, Kelly was studied for the effects gravity had on his body.

He recently released a book titled, “Endurance. A year in space, a lifetime of discovery.”

He retired from NASA last year.

Nichole Manna: 316-269-6752, @NicholeManna

This story was originally published December 15, 2017 at 12:14 PM with the headline "Astronaut Scott Kelly will visit Kansas next year."

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