Chris Cassidy

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy speaks at Marshall Space Flight Center Wednesday.

Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 11:01 am

Astronaut visits Marshall Space Flight Center

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAAY) - Chris Cassidy, an astronaut on Expedition 36 to the International Space Station, visited Marshall Space Flight Center Wednesday.

Cassidy toured Marshall and spoke with workers there about the 166 days he spent aboard the space station. Cassidy returned to Earth in September 2013.

Cassidy was part of the first expedited trip in the space station's 12-year history. The Soyuz spacecraft he was on docked at the station in six hours instead of the usual two days.

Cassidy also went to the International Space Station in 2009 on the STS-127 mission.

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