Astronaut Twins Mark and Scott Kelly Honored by NJ Elementary School (Gallery)

By Sarah Lewin
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Town hall celebration

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West Orange, NJ police stood alert at a town hall ceremony for astronauts Mark and Scott Kelly.Read our full stories: Kelly Astronaut Twins Honored by Their Childhood School | Hometown Celebration for the Kelly Astronaut Twins.

Mayoral medals

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Mark and Scott Kelly with their new mayoral medals at town hall.Read our full stories: Kelly Astronaut Twins Honored by Their Childhood School | Hometown Celebration for the Kelly Astronaut Twins.

Pledge of Allegience

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Scott Kelly, Mark Kelly, Mark's wife and former Arizona congresswoman Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the Kellys' father (left to right) said the Pledge of Allegiance at West Orange town hall.Read our full stories: Kelly Astronaut Twins Honored by Their Childhood School | Hometown Celebration for the Kelly Astronaut Twins.

Mark Signing Autographs

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Mark and Scott Kelly humored a long line of autograph seekers after their West Orange town hall event on May 19, 2016. Read our full stories: Kelly Astronaut Twins Honored by Their Childhood School | Hometown Celebration for the Kelly Astronaut Twins.

Yet More Autographs

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Mark Kelly autographed a photo of the two astronauts on May 19, 2016, in an event at West Orange's city hall. Read our full stories: Kelly Astronaut Twins Honored by Their Childhood School | Hometown Celebration for the Kelly Astronaut Twins.

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Sarah Lewin
Sarah Lewin
Associate Editor

Sarah Lewin started writing for Space.com in June of 2015 as a Staff Writer and became Associate Editor in 2019 . Her work has been featured by Scientific American, IEEE Spectrum, Quanta Magazine, Wired, The Scientist, Science Friday and WGBH's Inside NOVA. Sarah has an MA from NYU's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program and an AB in mathematics from Brown University. When not writing, reading or thinking about space, Sarah enjoys musical theatre and mathematical papercraft. She is currently Assistant News Editor at Scientific American. You can follow her on Twitter @SarahExplains.