--- description: The astronaut will spend one year on the International Space Station, longer than any other American title: See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 9th Month in Space image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3343c1965078a42c/698876f0524fc01cd6df613f/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-9th-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 Astronaut Scott Kelly's 9th Month in Space by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 28, 2015 6:48 PM CUT  "#Dubai, #GoodEvening from @Space\_Station! You're brilliant as always. #UAE #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 28, 2015 "#Dubai, #GoodEvening from @Space\_Station! You're brilliant as always. #UAE #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 28, 2015Scott Kelly—NASA by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 28, 2015 6:48 PM CUT TIME is producing a series of documentary films, titled “A Year in Space” which can be [viewed here](http://time.com/space "undefined"). **MORE:** See more photographs from Scott Kelly’s yearlong mission in space [here](http://time.com/4128287 "undefined").  "#Dubai, #GoodEvening from @Space\_Station! You're brilliant as always. #UAE #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 28, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 246\. Earth in a warm blanket of dusk. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 28, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 247\. Night falls, and today become the past. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 29, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Blue and green with a little something in between over #Australia. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 1, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "The peculiar and fascinating #EarthArt of #Australia from space. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 1, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Oceans on our #EarthRightNow. You are the blue in our big blue marble. #COP21 #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 3, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Just took this stunning picture of #SouthEastAsia. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 5, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Caught something good on the horizon. #Cygnus at #sunset on its way to @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 6, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Happy to accept #Cygnus with an open arm this morning. Look forward to bringing onboard new #ISSCargo! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 9, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Fair winds and following seas my friends! Safe landing @astro\_kjell, @Astro\_Kimiya, & Oleg! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 11, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "The remnants of #Soyuz's fiery plunge through the atmosphere. Congratulations on a successful landing #SoyuzTMA17M!" - via Twitter on Dec. 11, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Love how sunset turns the mountains blue. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 13, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Soyuz blasts through the atmosphere on its way to @Space\_Station! #SoyuzTMA19M #soyuzlaunch #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 15, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Get over your mountains with rock and grit. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 16, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Patches of emerald, amber and purplish-blue woven over #MiddleEast like a colorful carpet. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 16, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 264\. Sometimes it's really dark outside. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 16, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Earth colors in #China. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 17, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Fix was pretty easy, but the rest always a challenge. With great team on earth we got it done safely. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 21, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "The varied shades and textures of #Egypt. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 24, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 273 Rare sunrise glow over #NewZealand on my 3rd #Christmas in space #GoodNight frm @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 25, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Glass bottom spaceship over the #Bahamas! #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 26, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 274\. #Sunsets like these always bring me back to #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Dec. 26, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4162147/see-the-best-photos-from-astronaut-scott-kellys-9th-month-in-space/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4162147/see-the-best-photos-from-astronaut-scott-kellys-9th-month-in-space/"},"headline":"See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 9th Month in Space","datePublished":"2015-12-28T18:48:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:41.993Z","description":"Astronaut Scott Kelly just passed the nine-month mark in his yearlong stay aboard the International Space Station. 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