--- title: A Year in Space: Scott Kelly Talks Being Away from Earth description: Over 200 days in, "there are certain senses and things that seem like, wow that was so, so long ago," Kelly says canonical: https://time.com/4093232/scott-kelly-space-earth/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-29T21:25:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-30T11:54:23.596Z article:section: Science og:title: A Year in Space: Scott Kelly Talks Being Away from Earth og:description: "There are certain...things that seem like, wow that was so, so long ago" og:url: https://time.com/4093232/scott-kelly-space-earth/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6332be981119c94/69886ecc0b72e3c4fd6e690c/scott-kelly-a-year-in-space.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Scott Kelly og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Year in Space: Scott Kelly Talks Being Away from Earth twitter:description: "There are certain...things that seem like, wow that was so, so long ago" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd6332be981119c94/69886ecc0b72e3c4fd6e690c/scott-kelly-a-year-in-space.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Year in Space: Scott Kelly Talks Being Away from Earth by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) and [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) Oct 29, 2015 9:25 PM UTC  NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly poses for a selfie photo in the "Cupola" of the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2015. NASA, astronaut Scott Kelly poses for a selfie photo in the "Cupola" of the International Space Station on Oct. 16, 2015.Scott Kelly—AP by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) and [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) Oct 29, 2015 9:25 PM UTC Over 200 days into his [year-long space mission](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/), Astronaut Scott Kelly has nearly forgotten what life is like on Earth. “There are certain senses and things that seem like, wow that was so, so long ago,” Kelly tells TIME. Peering at the third rock from the sun through an open window on his spacecraft, Kelly said he at times feels like the things he cares about most are millions of miles away. “You definitely feel like you’re here and everyone else that’s important to you and everything that you care about and love is down there,” he says in the short clip. 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