CASIS (the Center for Advancement of Science in Space) announces the complete collection of Scott Kelly’s tweeted photos from space, in full-resolution.  Explore them ALL at WindowsOnEarth.org, a web site sponsored by CASIS.  You’ll see gorgeous aurora, cities at night, dramatic storms, the vast Sahara, glaciers and hundreds of places both familiar and strange – the full panoply of Earth’s beauty as seen from space.  Explore, learn, share – and marvel at our wonderful home planet.

Then starting March 7, 2016, people around the world will vote for their favorites.  Through a series of Facebook votes, the global voting will lead to the Scott Kelly top 10 tweeted photos, which will be announced Apr 14, 2016 at the USA Science and Engineering Festival and through social media.

Over the past year, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has made history aboard the International Space Station, setting the record for the most consecutive days in space. During that time, Kelly has traveled 143,846,525 miles (231,498,542 kilometers), witnessed 10,944 sunsets, and drank 193 gallons of recycled urine and sweat.

Probably the most amazing statistic of all is that he has chronicled his time in space by tweeting over 1,000 of the most spectacular pictures ever seen from one of the most unique vantage points. His photos helped detail what life is like in microgravity, what seeing 16 sunrises and sunsets per day looks like, as well as offering breathtaking views of our world from out of this world.

From the brilliant lights at night in some of the world’s most populated cities, to the unique colors of some of the largest deserts, to the aurora dancing over darkened skies, Kelly captured it all.

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) sponsors a web site, WindowsOnEarth.org that highlights photos of Earth taken by the astronauts. The site, developed by TERC, an educational non-profit, and the Association of Space Explorers, promotes use of these images for education and public outreach.

Now, CASIS is sponsoring a global competition for people to explore all of Kelly’s tweeted photos, in full-resolution, and vote on their favorites.

Explore all of the images on WindowsOnEarth.org.  Then, starting March 7, the CASIS Facebook page will allow anyone to vote for their favorite pictures. Chosen from the most shared posts on social media, visitors will get a new group of amazing images every day, allowing them to vote until the most popular photograph from Kelly’s mission is selected.

On April 14, 2016, the results will be announced at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, and posted via social media.

For more information, please contact:

Dan Barstow
Education Manager for the ISS National Lab
CASIS
978-235-3300
DBarstow@iss-casis.org

CASIS is the non-profit organization charged by NASA with managing the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory.