In October 2015, he set the record for the total accumulated number of days spent in space, the single longest space mission by an American astronaut. He lives in Houston, Texas. Scott Kelly's ...

This story appears in the December 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Former astronaut Scott Kelly has spent every American holiday in space, except St. Patrick’s Day. His last mission ...

An curved arrow pointing right. After nearly a year in space, astronaut Scott Kelly chats about his experiences and what he missed about Earth. Produced by Maya Dangerfield. Video courtesy of NASA.

An curved arrow pointing right. Astronaut Scott Kelly, of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Mikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos landed safely in Kazakhstan on March 2, 2016. Produced by Jacqui ...