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A look at how astronaut Scott Kelly spent his year in Space

Repairs, experiments and the occasional selfie were part of a year on the International Space Station for astronaut Scott Kelly.

With repairs, experiments and the occasional selfie, Kelly's time on the ISS was a mix of work and pleasure

(NASA/Reuters)

Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on Wednesday after an unprecedented year in space for NASA. Here's a pictorial look at how he spent his time,starting with a few snaps to let the folks at home know all is well.

Selfies

Kelly took a selfie that also shows the Cupola, a special module which provides a 360-degree viewing of the Earth and the space station, aboard the International Space Station

(Scott Kelly/NASA/Reuters)

Scott also got to take aspacewalk selfie

Kelly was able to snap a quick selfieduring a spacewalk last December.

And do augmented reality experiments

The Microsoft HoloLens is part of NASA's project Sidekick, which is exploring the use of augmented reality to reduce crew training requirements and increase the efficiency at which astronauts can work in space.

(NASA/Getty Images)

Which is probably more fun thana flu experiment

Kelly gavehimself a flu shot for an ongoing study on the human immune system.

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Or a lettuce experiment

This lettuce, sampled with astronautKjellLindgren,washarvested as part of a science experiment.

(NASA/Reuters)

Eating fruit kept Kelly healthy

Visiting cargo ships often carry a small cache of fresh food for crew members aboard the International Space Station.

(NASA/Reuters)

And who could resist anISSpresso?

Thisespresso device allows crews to make hot beverages such as tea, coffee and broth.

(NASA/Reuters)

Or a space burger

Kelly was able torelax with a good movie

And pretend he wasin a good movie, too

He was also able to watch a bit of football during his downtime

Kelly tooka break aboard the International Space Station to root for the Houston Texans during theirJan.9, 2016, game on home turf.

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And watchthe Super Bowl

The astronaut saw some really great sunrises

Kelly shared this photo of a sunrise as seen from the International Space Station.

(Scott Kelly/NASA/Reuters)

And Calgary from above, at night

Kelly took this photo of Calgary as seen at night.

(Scott Kelly/NASA/Reuters)

Kelly also got to watch storms

... celebrate a few holidays

... and mark special occasions

Kellyshared hisexperimental year with crew memberMikhail Kornienko of Roscosmos, who celebrated their 300th consecutive day in space on Jan. 21, 2016.

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But there's nothing quite like getting home safe and sound

Kelly concluded his space mission, landing near the town of Dzhezkazgan,Kazakhstanon March 2, 2016.

(Kirill Kudryavtsev/Reuters)