Current Context : Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, becomes 1st person to spend 1,000 cumulative days in space.

• Kononenko’s current mission to the ISS began on 15, 2023 and is planned to end on Sept. 23, 2024.
• It will bring in his total number of days spent in orbit to 1,110.
• Kononenko has been on five separate missions to the ISS.
• He also spend three Christmases and New Years in orbit, and celebrated four off-planet birthdays.