Greenwich Library is pleased to welcome Captain Scott Kelly, former NASA astronaut, retired U.S. Navy Captain, and U.S. spaceflight record holder to the Berkley Theater. Kelly will deliver a keynote address as part of the Lynne and Richard Pasculano Signature Series.

A former fighter pilot, Kelly flew the F-14 Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Kelly was selected by NASA as an astronaut in 1996. A veteran of four space flights, he piloted Space Shuttle Discovery to the Hubble space telescope in 1999 and subsequently commanded Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station in 2007. His long-duration space flight experience includes two flights on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, launching and landing from Kazakhstan and two stays aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as commander, the first a 159-day mission in 2010-2011 followed by his recorded-breaking 340-day mission to the ISS in 2015.

During his yearlong mission, known worldwide as the “Year in Space,” he conducted three spacewalks before returning home in March 2016. His Year in Space Mission was chronicled in a TIME magazine documentary series and an Emmy Award-winning PBS special. Kelly has traveled more than 200 million miles, which is more than twice the distance to the Sun, and he has orbited the Earth more than 8,300 times. 

Kelly is the author of the 2016 New York Times bestselling memoir Endurance, a Year in Space, a Lifetime of Discovery, as well as Infinite Wonder, a collection of extraordinary images he photographed aboard the International Space Station, also a New York Times bestseller. His most recent book is Ready for Launch: An Astronaut’s Lessons for Success on Earth. Copies of Kelly's books will be available for sale and signing after the program and will be provided by Diane's Books.

Kelly's identical twin brother Mark is also a former NASA astronaut and the current senior U.S. Senator from Arizona.

The Lynne and Richard Pasculano Signature Series offers dynamic, exceptional public programming that engages the Greenwich community and region, featuring nationally recognized experts for timely analysis and conversations that promote an exchange of ideas. This series is made possible by a gift from Lynne and Richard Pasculano.