Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, He broke the “record for staying in space” by staying on the International Space Station for 878 days. record today renewed.
59 year old cosmonaut Oleg Kononenkocitizens in the past months Gennady Padalka He managed to surpass the record set by . Padalka spent 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space as part of five space missions before retiring in 2017. He left this great record behind in his fifth space mission. Oleg Kononenko, If today became the first person to spend a total of 1,000 days in space. Kononenko told the state news agency Tass about the record he broke before. “I go into space to do what I love most; “Not to break records.” he said. Kononenko’s mission at the International Space Station, according to information provided by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos. It started on September 15, 2023 and is scheduled to end on September 23, 2024. If nothing goes wrong, the total number of days Kononenko spent in orbit will reach 1,110 days, and this record will most likely not be broken again. It is stated that NASA astronauts generally do not stay at the International Space Station for more than six months. Because the zero-gravity environment can have negative effects on the human body and psychology. Meanwhile, ISS-based missions continue. For example, today Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft It ensured a smooth docking with the International Space Station.