Scott Kelly said a year in space felt like 'forever'

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said living on the International Space Station for a full year felt like much longer, The New York Times reports.

"I think the only big surprise was how long a year is," Kelly said at a news conference Friday. "It seemed like I lived there forever."

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Apparently, if you live in space long enough, even the salads on Earth seem exciting upon return. Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman
Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.