WASHINGTON Alexander Wennberg Jersey , March 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly, who recently completed a year-long mission on the International Space Station, will retire from NASA effective April 1 Zach Werenski Jersey , the U.S. space agency said Friday.
NASA said Kelly will continue to participate in the ongoing research related to his one-year mission, providing periodic medical samples and supporting other testing in the same way his twin brother, former astronaut Mark Kelly Jack Johnson Jersey , made himself available for NASA's twins Study during his brother's mission.
"This year-in-space mission was a profound challenge for all involved, and it gave me a unique perspective and a lot of time to reflect on what my next step should be," Kelly said in a statement.
Kelly said he was "humbled and excited by new opportunities" for him that support the work NASA is doing to help people travel farther into the solar system.
Kelly joined the astronaut corps in 1996 and flew in space four times. He completed a 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station earlier this month Sergei Bobrovsky Blue Jackets Jersey , the longest continuous stay in space for an American astronaut.
Kelly also broke the American record for most cumulative time in space during his one-year mission, accruing 520 days.
"Scott's contributions to NASA are too many to name," said Brian Kelly Artemi Panarin Blue Jackets Jersey , director of Flight Operations at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
"In his year aboard the space station, he took part in experiments that will have far-reaching effects, helping us pave the way to putting humans on Mars and benefiting life on Earth."
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's economic recovery remains weak on the back of still lackluster private consumption and exports, a state-run think tank said Tuesday.
The Korea Development Institute (KDI) said in a monthly report that signs of overall economic recovery have yet to be detected amid slumping retail sales as well as faltering exports and facility investment.
The report said some economic indicators showed a modest growth that cannot lead to an overall recovery.
Industrial production in all industries increased 3.2 percent in July, but it was lower than a 4.8 percent expansion in the previous month.
Excluding ICT sector, production in the mining and manufacturing industries reduced 2.4 percent in July, with services industry production growing 2.7 percent in July after rising 5.4 percent in June. Facility investment tumbled 12.3 percent.
Retail sales gained 4.3 percent in July after expanding 9.0 percent in the prior month as temporary cut in consumption tax for cars ended at the end of June.
Auto sales by the country's carmakers in the domestic market reduced 10.6 percent in August from a year earlier.
Exports, which account for about half of the economy, grew 2.6 percent in August from a year ago, marking the first rebound in 20 months, but daily average exports declined 5.3 percent last month, bolstering concerns about the main growth engine of the export-driven economy.
The government had unveiled a supplementary budget plan worth 11 trillion won (10 billion U.S. dollars), but it was passed last Friday through the National Assembly more than a month after the proposal. It remains uncertain whether the fiscal stimulus could have a fully positive effect on the economy.
Bank of Korea is expected to refrain from cutting its policy rate further as the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely forecast to raise interest rate at least once within this year.
The bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in June to an all-time low of 1.25 percent.
Favre in Purple? Published: 30.06.2009 | Author: shining lion | Category: Recreation And Sports
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