The husband of the US congresswoman injured in an Arizona gun attack has made his choice. He's headed to space in April.
Gabrielle Giffords' husband Mark Kelly will recommence training as shuttle Endeavour's commander on Monday. Kelly has flown three times aboard space shuttles; April's trip will be his fourth
He took a leave from training after his wife was shot in the head outside a Tucson, Arizona, supermarket Jan. 8. Six people were killed and 13 were injured .
She was in intensive care for two weeks before she was transferred to Houston, where she is undergoing rehabilitation therapy in Houston .
Kelly's mission originally was scheduled for last July, but was bumped into 2011 because the experiment wasn't ready.Mr Kelly's twin brother Scott Kelly is currently the commander of the International Space Station.
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