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# See the Best Photos From Astronaut Scott Kelly's 10th Month in Space

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## TIME Photo


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![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89c72ba7644fd2ad/69887acbbc6cfc39cd3db6d7/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

"Day 280\. First day of 2016, the year I return to #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 1, 2016

"Day 280\. First day of 2016, the year I return to #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 1, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

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## TIME Photo


Feb 1, 2016 8:45 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/4162147/).

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89c72ba7644fd2ad/69887acbbc6cfc39cd3db6d7/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 280\. First day of 2016, the year I return to #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 1, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![https://twitter.com/StationCDRKelly/status/683652831023362048Sandy and green on the South #Indian coast. #YearInSpace](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9fc9a067372a5c85/69887acc196cf4a75703a0b1/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Sandy and green on the South #Indian coast. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 3, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0bb26029bf3e3dd2/69887acc5f570fa101b1f5bb/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month03.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 282\. Soyuz silhouette and #sunset colors of our magnificent #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 3, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fa1ca662289daba/69887acd8e0601effa46450f/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"I've missed the color green. Found a nice patch of it in #Africa today! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 5, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA


![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf005deddba28a3fa/69887acecf40a8e94ec41a88/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month08.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 285\. South East #Asia giving us the green lights tonight! #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 6, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt26876f5de7b0b634/69887ace8e060166db464513/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month09.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Some of my space flowers are on the rebound! No longer looking sad! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 8, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28b11d77f9128bcd/69887acf524fc03b77df6772/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Cool frozen lake in #Himalayas! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 9, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA


![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe794557d61009e6/69887acfbc6cfc7a5a3db6dd/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month11.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Tell-tale sign I live on a #spaceship. Cygnus outside my window & #Africa below. #HappySunday from @space\_station!" - via Twitter on Jan. 10, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c6364f0f314edbd/69887acfa988ca089a6b64e8/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month13.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"#EarthArt Snow art! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 12, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt90bf31b34a59a6be/69887ad0f887dc6e73e94548/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"The snows of the #AleutianIslands #volcanoes. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 13, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA


![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta54b776bbde471ac/69887ad0ab6d77be286a8223/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month15.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"#GobiDesert is said to be so long it would take the length of my mission to travel from end to end. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 14, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt566ce38f99d51fa9/69887ad15f570f3ecab1f5bf/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month16.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Advice from a #volcano: keep your inner fire burning. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 14, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt30fa2450b7fc179f/69887ad10b72e3fc416e7d5c/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"First ever flower grown in space makes its debut! #SpaceFlower #zinnia #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 16, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA


![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb88f39528e2998c0/69887ad1524fc024cfdf677c/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month18.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 295\. #Earth. Mysterious and enchanting, she sleeps. #GoodNight from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 16, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3160f76307183167/69887ad20b72e3470e6e7d60/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month19.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 296\. A few moons ago. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 17, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt460e9e171c7d8156/69887ad2524fc03226df6784/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month20.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Just spotted this massive iceberg in the southern Indian Ocean. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 18, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA


![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt71bc54e960534b21/69887ad20a4a224d459c8174/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month21.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"#Bahamas #EarthArt Watercolors! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 19, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt198a09b9bd0665c7/69887ad3524fc0047ddf6788/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month22.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 302\. #Blizzard2016 gave us an impressive view below. Stay warm! #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 23, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce4717a045c621a9/69887ad3cd1bba613e6ff1f8/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month23.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"#MondayMotivation #SpaceFlower garden proving through challenge and continuous effort comes growth. #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 25, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA


![Astronaut Scott Kelly International Space Station photos](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt099ecb9d589b1342/69887ad35f570f5184b1f5c4/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-10th-month24.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

"Day 304\. That's 4,864 orbits a'round' our beautiful planet #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace" - via Twitter on Jan. 25, 2016 Scott Kelly—NASA

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