--- title: Year in Space: Scott Kelly’s Best Photos From his Fourth Month on ISS description: The astronaut will spend one year on the International Space Station, longer than any other American. canonical: https://time.com/3968168/astronaut-scott-kelly-photos-3/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-27T16:02:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:02:21.522Z article:section: Science og:title: Pictures From Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Fourth Month in Space og:description: He's been on the International Space Station for more than four months. og:url: https://time.com/3968168/astronaut-scott-kelly-photos-3/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d0e52510c77f8d3/69885c0d196cf45b94037379/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-4th-month01.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos Month 4 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Pictures From Astronaut Scott Kelly’s Fourth Month in Space twitter:description: He's been on the International Space Station for more than four months. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5d0e52510c77f8d3/69885c0d196cf45b94037379/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-4th-month01.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Best Photos From an Astronaut's Fourth Month in Space by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 27, 2015 4:02 PM UTC  Day 115\. Monday went by like a flash of lightning. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace (Via Twitter on July 20, 2015) Day 115\. Monday went by like a flash of lightning. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace (Via Twitter on July 20, 2015)Scott Kelly—NASA by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 27, 2015 4:02 PM UTC TIME _is following Kelly’s mission in the new series,_ [_A Year In Space_](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/)_. Watch the first two episodes_ [_here_](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/1%5F1/)_._  "Earth rocks! Let's protect it. Happy #AsteroidDay from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on June 30, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Morning #coffee break with my capillary beverage cup of joe. Good morning from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 2, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 97\. Good night, Moon. Good night from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 2, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Good morning #London! Looks like there was a lot going on down there at 11:22 AM this morning. #YearInSpace " - via Twitter on July 3, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Hoping for a happy and safe #FourthofJuly for everyone in #USA and around the world. Goodnight from @Space\_Station" - via Twitter on July 4, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "The third time's the charm as the say! #Progress60 arrives overnight. Great news. #YearInSpace (with supplies!)" - via Twitter on July 5, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Christmas in July! Great gift for my 100th day in space! Only \~250 more to go (not that I’m counting) #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 5, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt. This shade of yellow is a rare sight. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 06, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Window on the world. Good morning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace." - via Twitter on July 7, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt is in the eye of the beholder. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 10, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#GoodMorning #tourdefrance! Good luck riders in Stage 8 from @Space\_Station #Rennes to Mur-de-Bretagne. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 11, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#bahamas and me. I think we all know who's better looking. #YearInSpace." - via Twitter on July 12, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#GoodMorning #Aurora! Good to see you again. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 13, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Bahamas, the strokes of your watercolors are always a refreshing sight. #YearInSpace." - via Twitter on July 19, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  Day 115\. Monday went by like a flash of lightning. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace (Via Twitter on July 20, 2015) Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Goodmorning #Chicago! Looks like a clear start to your week. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 20, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "First light put us in a cool glow today. Good morning from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 22, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt The ever changing colors of #Africa! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 22, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "After 2 months alone, me and my little friend Wilson will soon have company on the US segment of @Space\_Station." - via Twitter on July 22, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 117\. Look forward to seeing the newbies' faces when they see this. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 22, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "New #ISSCrew arrival. The other solar array snuck out between my taking this photo and docking. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 22, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Goodevening #Japan. Showing @Astro\_Kimiya how to take pictures of #Earth at night. #YearInSpace " - via Twitter on July 25, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Goodmorning #Philadelphia! One of your cheese steaks would be great 4 months into my #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 25, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Earth, you are very much alive! #EarthArt. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on July 26, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#GoodMorning #USA and #Canada! 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