--- description: The first episode of a two-part series created by Time Inc. and PBS, documenting the journey of astronaut Scott Kelly, will debut on Wednesday at... title: Scott Kelly: Year in Space Documentary Premieres on PBS image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaef9331e6073854e/69887fa4bc6cfc209b3dbf13/scott-kelly-astronaut-return-toearth-year-in-space.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'Year in Space' Special Debuts on PBS Wednesday by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 1, 2016 6:06 PM CUT  Scott Kelly poses for a selfie photo in the "Cupola" of the International Space Station. Scott Kelly poses for a selfie photo in the "Cupola" of the International Space Station.Scott Kelly—AP by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 1, 2016 6:06 PM CUT The first episode of a two-part series created by Time Inc. and PBS, documenting [the journey of astronaut Scott Kelly](http://time.com/space "undefined"), will debut on Wednesday at 8:00pm ET. The special premieres less than a day after Kelly’s scheduled return to Earth after spending a year aboard the International Space Station. [**Watch: Astronauts Return to Earth After Year in Space.** ](http://time.com/4240847/scott-kelly-astronaut-space-return-earth-watch-live-stream-online/ "undefined") Since 2014, TIME’s filmmakers have been following Kelly on what is easily the most ambitious biomedical experiment NASA has ever run, working to learn more about the limits of human physiology before attempting what could be a two and a half year mission to Mars. [**The Best Photographs from Scott Kelly’s Year in Space.**](http://time.com/4242079/scott-kelly-best-photos/ "undefined") The result has been TIME’s eleven-part video series “A Year in Space,” which began last year with Kelly’s training in Houston and Russia has followed him through launch and up to his new home on the ISS. [Episodes Seven and Eight premiered last week.](http://time.com/space "undefined") **Watch a trailer for the hour-long special below.** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4243265/year-in-space-special-pbs-wednesday/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4243265/year-in-space-special-pbs-wednesday/"},"headline":"'Year in Space' Special Debuts on PBS Wednesday","datePublished":"2016-03-01T18:06:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T15:30:43.249Z","description":"The first episode of a two-part series created by Time Inc. and PBS, documenting the journey of astronaut Scott Kelly, will debut on Wednesday at...","url":"https://time.com/4243265/year-in-space-special-pbs-wednesday/","keywords":["Space","scott kelly"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaef9331e6073854e/69887fa4bc6cfc209b3dbf13/scott-kelly-astronaut-return-toearth-year-in-space.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaef9331e6073854e/69887fa4bc6cfc209b3dbf13/scott-kelly-astronaut-return-toearth-year-in-space.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"CORRECTION US Space Record","caption":"Scott Kelly poses for a selfie photo in the \"Cupola\" of the International Space Station.","creditText":"Scott Kelly—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4243265/year-in-space-special-pbs-wednesday/","name":"'Year in Space' Special Debuts on PBS Wednesday"}}]}] ```