Welcome Home! Year-in-Space Astronaut Scott Kelly's Earth Return in Photos

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gives two thumbs up while resting up from a 340-day mission to the International Space Station. Kelly and two Russian crewmates landed their Soyuz capsule in a remote area of Kazakhstan on March 2, 2016 (Kazakh time).

The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 (Kazakh time).

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (right) and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov are seen in good spirits after their March 2, 2016 landing in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (March 1 Eastern Time) to end a 340-day flight for Kelly and Kornienko.

The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 (Kazakh time).

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gives a thumbs-up sign as he is pulled from his Soyuz spacecraft to end a 340-day mission to the International Space Station. Kelly returned to Earth on a Russian Soyuz capsule with cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov, landing in Kazakhstan on March 2, 2016 local time (March 1 Eastern Time).

The Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 (Kazakh time).

This NASA graphic shows the landing zone for astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov in their Soyuz space capsule on March 2, 2016 local time (late March 1 ET).

A view of the trajectory home for astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov in their Soyuz spacecraft.

Russian MI-8 helicopter personnel secure their helicopter after arriving at Zhezkazgan Airport in Kazakhstan Tuesday, March 1, 2016, ahead of the Soyuz TMA-18M spacecraft landing with Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly of NASA and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos.

Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov undocked from the International Space Station at 8:02 p.m. EST (0102 on March 2 GMT) to begin their voyage back to Earth.

The six Expedition 46 crew members aboard the International Space Station are about to part ways on March 1, 2016. L to R: Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Kopra, Mikhail Kornienko, Sergey Volkov, Scott Kelly and Tim Peake.

Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov prepared to close the hatch to their Soyuz craft before returning to Earth from the Internatinoal Space Station on March 1, 2016.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly tweeted this photo on March 1, 2016, from the International Space Station, calling it his “last sunrise from space.”

After 340 days in space, the most time spent in orbit by an American, Scott Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 1, 2016.

Scott Kelly, Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov completed leak checks in their Soyuz spacecraft March 1 in preparation to return to Earth. Kelly and Kornienko, returning from a nearly yearlong mission to the station, have window seats.

Out-going space station commander Scott Kelly shared this photo of an orbital sunrise to celebrate leap day, Feb. 29, 2016. He is scheduled to return to Earth on March 1, 2016.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly posted his photo of the moon taken from the International Space Station on Feb. 28. He noted on Twitter that it would likely be his final moon photo taken in space.

Scott Kelly, shown here in the cupola of the International Space Station, is about to complete his yearlong mission in space.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who is wrapping up an unprecedented 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra are slated to vote March 1, but only Kopra will have a say in Texas’ primary elections; Kelly is returning to Earth that day.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is photographed inside his crew quarters, where he has spent almost half of his yearlong stay on the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly talks to reporters on Feb. 25, 2016, less than a week before the end of his 340-day stay aboard the International Space Station.

With one day left before returning to Earth, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly posted this photo of Earth taken from the International Space Station on Feb. 29, 2016.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took this image from the ISS on Feb. 26, 2016 and posted on his Twitter account. He wrote, “Snow and ice make #Canada #EarthArt nice. #YearInSpace”

With a few days left before returning to Earth, Scott Kelly tweeted this photo of water on Earth as seen from the International Space Station on Feb. 28, 2016.

With a few days left before returning to Earth, Scott Kelly tweeted this photo of ice on Earth as seen from the International Space Station on Feb. 28, 2016.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took this image from the ISS on Feb. 26, 2016 and posted on his Twitter account. He wrote, “#EarthArt Desert dunes. #YearInSpace”