“Earth rocks! Let’s protect it. Happy #AsteroidDay from @space_station! #YearInSpace” -via Twitter on June 30, 2015
TIME is following Kelly’s mission in the new series, A Year In Space. Watch the first two episodes here.
Photo: Scott Kelly/NASA
TIME’s new video series follows astronaut Scott Kelly as he prepares to spend a full year in space working on a groundbreaking experiment with his twin brother and NASA.
Fifty years ago, on June 3, 1965, Ed White performed America’s first spacewalk—giving the country a much-needed space boost and a well-loved space hero.
The half-century of extravehicular activity (EVA) that has followed is the legacy of White and the other early pioneers. TIME takes a look at some of the high points of these last 50 years.
The astronaut has posted a photo almost every day since arriving at the International Space Station