Yearlong journey of Scott Kelly in Space in 10 amazing pictures

Two astronauts Scott Kelly of NASA and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos spent 340 days in space in a mission dedicated to studying the health effects of long term spaceflight.

The mission started in March 2015 and ended in February 2016.

During his #YearInSpace, Scott Kelly, who was also Station Commander while on this mission, has been sharing his experiences with thousands of followers on social media.

Here are the ten most amazing things he did while commandeering the shuttle.

1. Over 340 days and 5440 orbits, the astronauts witnessed 10,944 sunrises and sunsets.



2. Kelly took selfies when going on spacewalks.

 

#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpace #spacewalk #EVA #spacestation #iss #space #nasa

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on

Oct 29, 2015 at 9:57am PDT

3. Kelly celebrated Christmas and President's Day in space.

4. Scientifically, the mission brought the first ever space-grown food - lettuce



5. The first space-grown flower



6. The astronauts did not miss the SuperBowl

7. Space journey was not devoid of entertainment. They watched The Martian, Gravity and Star Wars.

 

Watched @MartianMovie on @ISS last night! Today working towards our #JourneyToMars during my #YearInSpace! #Saturday #movienight #space #iss #exploration #Mars #TheMartian #NASA

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on

Sep 20, 2015 at 7:55am PDT

8. They flew through this mystic aurora



9. Kelly captured hurricanes, blizzards and storms from space



10. Kelly was a man with a purpose. He supported UN's Why Space Matters campaign

 

Show me Why Space Matters to you! I've joined United Nations Office for Outer Space (@unoosa) to launch a new photo project. Take a picture of what space means to you in your daily life, in relation to themes such as health, agriculture or transportation, and post it using #whyspacematters. I will select one photo per month throughout my yearlong mission aboard the @ISS, and will post it here on @Instagram. For more info on this contest, visit: www.unoosa.org/whyspacematters #YearInSpace #nasa #iss #explore #space #photo #contest

A photo posted by Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly) on

Jun 17, 2015 at 10:42am PDT

(Image credits: Instagram- Scott Kelly, Twitter- @StationCDRKelly)