During NASA's record-setting One-Year mission, astronaut Scott Kelly and the crew on the International Space Station conducted almost 400 investigations to advance NASA's mission and benefit all of humanity. In the process, Scott Kelly also became a social media star, gathering 923,000 Instagram followers. His regular photo updates from 246 miles above Earth provided a breathtaking view of our planet from a perspective that few will ever share. It's hard to see our world in the same way after looking through Kelly's photos.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on the International Space Station captured this interesting image in the station's Cupola.
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this picture of the moon taken from the International Space Station with the caption, "Day 97. Good night, Moon. Good night from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace".
Scott Kelly seen inside the Cupola, a special module which provides a 360-degree viewing of the Earth and the International Space Station.
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this picture of the Bahamas taken from the International Space Station on Twitter on July 19, 2015 with the caption, "#Bahamas, the strokes of your watercolors are always a refreshing sight. #YearInSpace."
Night Earth observation of Japan taken by Expedition 44 crewmember Scott Kelly, with a Soyuz Spacecraft connected to the Mini Research Module 1 (MRM1), and a Progress Spacecraft visible. Kelly posted this photo to Twitter on July 25 with the caption, "#Goodevening #Japan. Showing @Astro_Kimiya how to take pictures of #Earth at night. #YearInSpace."
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of the Perseid meteor shower taken from the International Space Station on Instagram with the caption, "Space weather forecast from @ISS: Moonless with a chance of #Perseid meteors! #YearInSpace #space #spacestation #wx #weather #meteors #meteorshower #constellation #astronomy #nasa".
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of Spain taken from the International Space Station on Instagram with the caption, "Color palette of the #Spanish coast is an appealing morning view. #GoodMorning from @ISS! #YearInSpace #colors #colorful #earth #space #spacestation #iss #morning".
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 5 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-5) is seen illuminated during a night pass with the Nile river lit up on the Earth below. The cargo vehicle was berthed to the International Space Station for 5 weeks, being released on Sept. 28, 2015 after delivering almost 5 tons of hardware and supplies.
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of Australia taken from the International Space Station on Twitter with the caption, "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 15 of 17. #YearInSpace".
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of Australia taken from the International Space Station on Twitter with the caption, "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 17 of 17. #YearInSpace".
Astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of Australia taken from the International Space Station on Twitter with the caption, "#EarthArt A single pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 12 of 17. #YearInSpace".
Scott Kelly snaps a quick selfie during a spacewalk on December 21, 2015. Scott Kelly and fellow NASA astronaut Tim Kopra released brake handles on crew equipment carts on either side of the space stations mobile transporter rail car so it could be latched in place ahead of the docking of a Russian cargo resupply spacecraft. Kelly and Kopra also tackled several get-ahead tasks during their three hour, 16 minute spacewalk.
Kelly posted this photo to Twitter on Dec. 24 with the caption, "#GoodMorning #Egypt! Your colors never cease to amaze! #YearInSpace"
In orbit around the Earth onboard the International Space Station NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured this blue water image in his "Earth Art" series and tweeted it out with this message: " A splash of #EarthArt over the #Bahamas! #YearInSpace ".
A brilliant and vivid Aurora Borealis illuminates the Earth's northern hemisphere on Jan 20, 2016, providing a spectacular view for members of Expedition 46 aboard the International Space Station.
A Zinnia plant pillow floats through the U.S. Destiny Laboratory aboard the International Space Station. The zinnias are part of the flowering crop experiment that began on Nov. 16, 2015, when NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren activated the Veggie system and its rooting "pillows" containing zinnia seeds. The challenging process of growing the zinnias provided an exceptional opportunity for scientists back on Earth to better understand how plants grow in microgravity, and for astronauts to practice doing what they'll be tasked with on a deep space mission: autonomous gardening.
"From #Chicago to #NYC and #DC the skies looked clear this morning. #blizzard2016 #BlizzardJonas #YearInSpace"
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared a series of five sunrise photographs on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, as he prepared to depart the space station and return to Earth aboard a Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft. Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov are scheduled to undock their Soyuz at 8:02 p.m. EST and land at 11:25 p.m.