Mark Kelly retires from NASA

Captain Mark Kelly announced his retirement from the US Navy and NASA on his Facebook page on Tuesday. In a touching note, Kelly said he wanted to be with his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head she suffered in the Tucson shooting that killed six people. in January. “Gabrielle works hard every day on her recovery mission,” the astronaut said. “I want to be by his side. Kelly and Giffords will also be working together on a memoir, which will be published by Scribner.