--- title: Scott Kelly’s Photos From his 8th Month on ISS description: The astronaut will spend one year on the International Space Station, longer than any other American canonical: https://time.com/4128287/scott-kelly-international-space-station-photos/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-30T16:13:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:51.320Z article:section: Science og:title: See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 8th Month in Space og:description: He's staying on the International Space Station for a year og:url: https://time.com/4128287/scott-kelly-international-space-station-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761f15120408a944/698872e7f887dcd5d7e937e8/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-8th-month0.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 8 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 8th Month in Space twitter:description: He's staying on the International Space Station for a year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761f15120408a944/698872e7f887dcd5d7e937e8/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-8th-month0.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 8th Month in Space by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 30, 2015 4:13 PM UTC  "#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 29, 2015 "#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 29, 2015Scott Kelly—NASA by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Nov 30, 2015 4:13 PM UTC TIME is producing a series of documentary films, titled “A Year in Space” which can be [viewed here](http://time.com/space). **MORE:** See more photographs from Scott Kelly’s yearlong mission in space [here](http://time.com/4076784).  "#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 29, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 217\. #Moon sets. May the howling begin. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 30, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#TropicalStorm #Ashobaa churns off the coast of #Oman. Stay safe down there. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 31, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Halloween #EarthArt Ghostly and dark but beautiful too. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 31, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Halloween #EarthArt #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Oct. 31, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 220\. A cloud over #Qatar reminds me of the pillow I miss at sleep. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 2, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Desert #EarthArt #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 4, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "For an instant before sunrise, the space station glows orange. #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 5, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  #FlashBackFriday Last Friday #spacewalk. Seems like I've held this position all week but on the inside. #YearInSpace "#FlashBackFriday Last Friday #spacewalk. Seems like I've held this position all week but on the inside. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 5, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Made a few passes over #USA today. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 13, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Shocked & saddened by terrorist attacks on #Paris Standing with #France from @space\_station. Our thoughts are w you." - via Twitter on Nov. 14, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  This photo inspired an swirl of attention on the Internet after some suspected the flare in the top right portion of the photo was possibly a UFO. Time dispelled the rumors here. "Day 233\. Once upon a #star over Southern India. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 15, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Unmistakably #Africa. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 17, 2015 \*Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Looks like cubism over #USA #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 18, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt A swirl of green runs through it. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 19, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Saw some big rip currents in #mozambique today. These can be very dangerous. Be careful. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 19, 2015 \*Scott Kelly—NASA  "#GoodMorning #LasVegas! (although you probably haven't gone to sleep yet). #Vegas #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 20, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt #Africa. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 21, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt #Africa. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 21, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt #SouthAmerica #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 22, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 241\. Bedtime comes with an open arm. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 23, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Finishing our #Thanksgiving meal. Warm wishes and #happythanksgiving from the crew of @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 26, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 244\. #HappyThanksgiving #ThankYou for following me on this journey. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Nov. 26, 2015 Scott Kelly—NASA ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4128287/scott-kelly-international-space-station-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4128287/scott-kelly-international-space-station-photos/"},"headline":"See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 8th Month in Space","datePublished":"2015-11-30T16:13:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:00:51.320Z","description":"Astronaut Scott Kelly just passed the eight-month mark in his yearlong stay aboard the International Space Station. 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