Scott Kelly
Awards & Honours
15
Awards Won
5
Honours
1
Rankings
4
Covers
3
Records
Scott Kelly's career is marked by historic achievements in human spaceflight. He holds the American record for the longest single spaceflight at 340 days and the most cumulative time in space by an American, with 520 days across four missions. His year-long mission on the ISS, conducted alongside his twin brother Mark as a ground control, produced groundbreaking data on the physiological effects of long-duration spaceflight, informing NASA's plans for Mars missions. Kelly was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2020 and recognized as one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2016. His contributions have advanced the understanding of human adaptation to space.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame
Inducted for contributions to space exploration.
Honorary Doctor of Science
Awarded for his achievements in space.
Honorary Doctor of Science
Awarded for his contributions to aerospace.
Guinness World Record
Longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut (340 days).
Congressional Gold Medal
Awarded to the crew of STS-103.
Rankings & Lists
Time 100 Most Influential People
Magazine Covers
Time
March 28, 2016
The Year in Space: What Scott Kelly's Mission Means for Mars
National Geographic
November 2015
The Twins: One in Space, One on Earth
Popular Science
2016
Scott Kelly's Year in Space
Smithsonian Air & Space
2017
Endurance: Scott Kelly's Journey
Records & Feats
Longest single spaceflight by an American astronaut
340 days aboard the ISS from March 2015 to March 2016.
Most cumulative time in space by an American astronaut
520 days across four missions as of 2016.
First twins both selected as NASA astronauts
Scott and Mark Kelly were the first twins selected for the astronaut program in 1996.