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Section sizes Section size for Mark Kelly (39 sections) Section name Byte count Prose size (words) Header Total Header Total (Top) 4,129 4,129 218 218 Early life and education 3,242 3,242 89 89 Naval career (1987–2011) 2,170 2,170 211 211 NASA career (1996–2011) 2,210 24,430 44 1,429 Spaceflight experience 32 20,739 0 1,281 STS-108 2,367 2,367 290 290 STS-121 5,248 5,248 294 294 STS-124 5,268 5,268 293 293 STS-134 5,492 5,492 269 269 Papal blessing 1,364 1,364 58 58 U2 968 968 77 77 Retirement 1,481 1,481 104 104 Post-NASA career (2011–2016) 38 11,855 0 476 Author 3,656 3,656 158 158 Aerospace work 2,169 2,169 108 108 Speeches 1,814 1,814 44 44 Political activism 4,178 4,178 166 166 U.S. Senate (2020–present) 35 21,883 0 853 Elections 16 5,810 0 244 2020 special 5,093 5,093 231 231 2022 701 701 13 13 Tenure 11,427 11,427 609 609 Committee assignments 4,611 4,611 0 0 Political positions 3,763 14,591 79 366 Abortion 1,603 1,603 35 35 Climate and environment 4,003 4,003 102 102 Guns 1,264 1,264 45 45 Healthcare 1,554 1,554 24 24 Immigration 1,698 1,698 54 54 Donald Trump 706 706 27 27 Personal life 4,318 13,889 227 906 Shooting in Tucson 5,670 9,571 307 679 Aftermath 3,901 3,901 372 372 Electoral history 1,779 1,779 0 0 Awards and decorations 4,487 4,487 5 5 Notes 24 24 0 0 References 28 28 0 0 Further reading 1,340 1,340 0 0 External links 3,768 3,768 0 0 Total 107,615 107,615 4,553 4,553

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

• Mark Kelly on his support for the CHIPS and Science Act.ogg

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 04:41, 13 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So I cannot see why the article shouldn't say "posted\", not "appeared" which suggests someone else mght have posted it. User:Anomalocaris what is your problem?Doug Weller talk 09:10, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doug Weller: Thank you for raising your issue. The video was posted by Sen. Elissa Slotkin at

• @SenatorSlotkin (November 18, 2025). "We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don't give up the ship" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
• Elissa Slotkin (November 18, 2025). Don't give up the ship – via Facebook.
• Elissa Slotkin (November 18, 2025). We want to speak directly to members of ... – via YouTube.

Before my edit, the article said "Kelly posted a video ...", which I believe is not true, and I changed it to "Kelly appeared in a video ...", which is true. Ordinarily, Wikipedia goes with what reliable sources say, and if a reliable source says that it was posted by Kelly and five other Democrats, it's tempting to go with that, but based on finding the video on Slotkin's X page, and other media sources attributing it to Slotkin, I regard it as an error to say that Kelly posted it. If you can find a place on social media where Mark Kelly also posted the video, I'll stand corrected. Anomalocaris (talk) 09:28, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You've used 3 unreliable sources to make your point. We rarely use social media. I guess this will have to go to RSN Doug Weller talk 10:46, 25 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion moved to Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#Can we use this source at Mark Kelly to say he and others posted a video? —Anomalocaris (talk) 02:35, 26 November 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why isn't the fact they were asked by media of any unlawful orders President Trump has issued and they have said, "None", part of the article? As it is the article implies that Trump gives unlawful orders, which he hasn't. ~2025-31122-74 (talk) 00:05, 2 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]