Former astronaut takes Senate seat previously held by John McCain
Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
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Mark Kelly is the husband of former Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords.
Mark Kelly sustained serious injuries in the crash and has not regained consciousness.
Mark Kelly made his Irish debut in April 1988 – when he faced current Bosnia coach Mehmed Bazdarevic.
Kieran Joyce comes in at number 5, with Padraig Walsh switching to midfield.
Simon O’Brien said that the organisation’s remit should be “fundamentally reset” so it can “actively seek resolutions to issues and provide feedback to gardaí to bring about change”.
3-15 after the break was enough for the Cats to reach the quarter-finals.
Brian Cody’s men were nine points clear at one stage before a late fightback from The Tribesemen.
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says Ireland must provide “accessible procedures” to figure out if abortion is legal.
Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly from Synge Street CBS are among three top prizewinners at the EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Interest groups have welcomed the latest reports that draft proposals on the makeup of the convention are imminent – as long as there is sufficient consultation.
Eric Doyle and Mark Kelly’s work may help astronomers predict how objects might travel in outer space.
Giffords has had her first TV interview since she was seriously injured in January’s shooting, speaking clearly but haltingly.
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords gives her first major interview since surviving a point-blank assassination attempt 10 months ago.
The congresswoman who was near-fatally shot in January is married to Mark Kelly, the commander of the last mission of space shuttle Endeavour in May.
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The Arizona congresswoman had spent five months in various hospitals, but will still require intense daily therapy.
The first images of the Arizona representative since the shooting in January were posted to her Facebook page earlier today.
Endeavour’s final mission ends safely – just as Atlantis is rolled out to a launch pad ahead of the last ever Shuttle mission.
Endeavour is now on its way back to Earth after completing NASA’s construction efforts on the International Space Station.
The NASA shuttle is set to undock from the International Space Station later tonight and begin the long journey back to Earth.
Today’s spacewalk was halted early, but yesterday’s was a massive success. Endeavour astronauts installed a cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station.
Astronaut Mark Kelly says an operation on his wife’s skull has gone successfully – from the International Space Station.
The shuttle’s six-person crew is delivering a €1.4bn particle physics detector to the ISS and will carry out four spacewalks during their mission.
The launch of Endeavour’s final mission, originally set for last Friday, won’t take place at least until next Tuesday.
Friday’s launch was postponed until Monday because of technical problems, but NASA now says it will not go ahead tomorrow and no new date has been set.
The event had been keenly anticipated given that congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head last year, was due to see her husband Mark Kelly lead the space mission.
Astronaut Mark Kelly will return on Monday to his training for a space mission to the International Space Station.
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