# Scott Kelly on Reddit (u/StationCDRKelly)

Part of Scientists on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/scientists-on-reddit/scott-kelly

Scott Kelly: NASA astronaut, spent a year on the ISS.

- Reddit account: [u/StationCDRKelly](https://www.reddit.com/user/StationCDRKelly/) (AMA only)
- How we know it's theirs: [The 2018 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/8f4hjj/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/IAmA (197)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2016 to 2018
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Kelly_(astronaut)

## Moments

### u/StationCDRKelly in r/IAmA, Jan 23, 2016 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

> Hi Scott, thanks for doing this AMA. Could you tell us something unusual about being in space that many people don't think about?

> The calluses on your feet in space will eventually fall off. So, the bottoms of your feet become very soft like newborn baby feet. But the top of my feet develop rough alligator skin because I use the top of my feet to get around here on space station when using foot rails.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/42cllg/comment/cz9bhzt/ · 3,329 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/StationCDRKelly in r/IAmA, Jan 23, 2016 · Explains things

Replying to a redditor:

> Why do you always have your arms folded?

> Your arms don't hang by your side in space like they do on Earth because there is no gravity. It feels awkward to have them floating in front of me. It is just more comfortable to have them folded. I don't even have them floating in my sleep, I put them in my sleeping bag.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/42cllg/comment/cz9agy8/ · 4,722 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/StationCDRKelly in r/IAmA, Apr 26, 2018 · Personal story

Replying to a redditor:

> Do you ever try to put objects down mid air forgetting there's gravity?

> After my first flight, I had a tendency to want to that. I definitely tried to float out of bed to go to the bathroom.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/8f4hjj/comment/dy0lkyx/ · 1,643 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/StationCDRKelly in r/IAmA, Oct 16, 2017 · Explains things

Replying to a redditor:

> What do you think is the biggest misconception that people have about astronauts?

> That they were always the smartest kid in the class, and I was not.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/76rrh0/comment/dog7v1b/ · 4,262 points as of Nov 7, 2026