We have been following the careers of the “starship sailors” Mark and Scott Kelly for several years now. The twin brothers from New Jersey are both graduates of merchant maritime academies, both became Captains in the Navy, and both subsequently became NASA astronauts and spent time in space.
Another “starship sailor” is now training with NASA to become an astronaut. Jonathan Yong Kim, who goes by Jonny, is a 35-year-old Korean-American ex-Navy SEAL and physician. Born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents, he joined the Navy after graduating high school where he passed SEAL training and joined SEAL Team 3. He served as a combat medic and sniper on more than 100 missions on two deployments to the Middle East. He earned multiple citations and awards for his service including a Silver Star and Bronze Star with Combat “V”.
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Even though it was expected, it still comes as a shock. Yesterday, the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) Harbors Division filed a 
Did you, by any chance, lose a USB memory stick while kayaking sometime before November 2017, near Oreti Beach in Invercargill, a city on the southern tip of New Zealand’s southern island? If you did, the memory stick has been found and it is still functioning. There are some nice photos and 
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