--- description: The astronaut will spend one year on the International Space Station, longer than any other American. title: See Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Sixth Month in Space image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5941593ba1a26764/6988650d0b72e349826e5f8a/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-6th-month01.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [A Year In Space](/tag/a-year-in-space/) ## A Year In Space Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See the Best Photos From an Astronaut's Sixth Month in Space by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2015 2:42 PM CUT  "#Aurora seen in a new light with a different camera lens. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Aug. 28, 2015 "#Aurora seen in a new light with a different camera lens. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Aug. 28, 2015Scott Kelly—NASA by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 28, 2015 2:42 PM CUT TIME _is following Scott Kelly’s mission in the new series,_ [_A Year In Space_](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/ "undefined")_. Watch four full episodes_ [_here_](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/1%5F1/ "undefined")_._ **MORE:** See more photographs from Scott Kelly’s yearlong mission in space [here](http://time.com/3996328/ "undefined").  "#Aurora seen in a new light with a different camera lens. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Aug. 28, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Sometimes it's all about the lighting. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Aug. 29, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Jimena in the Pacific is a massive storm. Makes the moon look puny. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Aug. 30, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 158\. Chasing the next sunrise among the #stars over evening lights. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 1, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Welcome to my friends on #Soyuz @Astro\_Andreas and @Volkov\_ISS and #Kazakh cosmonaut A. Aimbetov whom I've never met" - via Twitter on Sept. 4, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 161\. Our sun, bright star. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 4, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Color palette of the #Spanish coast is an appealing morning view. #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 5, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#GoodMorning #Kazakhstan! Good to have your native son, @AidynAimbetov onboard @Space\_Station. He's doing great!" - via Twitter on Sept. 6, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Our magnificent modern Earth. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 6, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Post-tropical Cyclone Linda sits off the Southern California coast. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 10, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Bid farewell to 3 crew mates aboard @space\_station. #Soyuz that brought me here will bring them home. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 11, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#HappySunday to my friends in #puertovallarta #Mexico! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 13, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#MondayMotivation #Earth's grooves moves. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 14, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Today marks the midway point of my #YearInSpace! #ThankYou for your follows, waves, support & company along the way." - via Twitter on Sept. 15, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Clear skies over much of the USA today. #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 17, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Sometimes the absence of color is the most striking color on Earth. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 17, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 174\. Look at these #stars. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 17, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "OK, I'm back! As promised here's a photo over South America I took as we began our #TweetChat" - via Twitter on Sept. 19, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#SundayNFLStadiumPicFromSpace #Detroit @Lions #NFLGameDay #NFL #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 20, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "By morning's Northern lights. Good morning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 21, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Bahamas. Save me a spot on your beach! Yes, that one, right there. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 21, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Interesting how a muddy river through the thick & clouds can be so easy on the eye from here. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 21, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#California, your bright lights invite this morning. #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 23, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Goodmorning #Rockies It would be nice to wake up in my sleeping bag down there some day. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 24, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Got a flu shot in space today for @ISS\_Research. Your turn, @ShuttleCDRKelly! http://go.nasa.gov/1WkXhxe #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 24, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Auckland #NewZealand, Sorry we don't see you much during your day but you look great down there. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 25, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#frenchpolynesia you are as remote as you are beautiful! #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Sept. 27, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 184\. Preview of tonight's #SuperBloodMoon pre eclipse red glory. 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