World record for most time in space

• Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a world record for the most time spent in space.
• He spent over 878 days and 12 hours outside the Earth’s atmosphere, totalling nearly two and a half years.
  • He has surpassed the milestone of his compatriot Gennady Padalka, who was in space for a total of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds across five space journeys before retiring in 2017.

MORE ABOUT OLEG KONONENKO

• Oleg Kononenko, who is the commander of the Russian space agency Roscosmos cosmonaut corps, is on his fifth space mission.
• Alongside fellow Russian Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, he began his current mission to the International Space Station on September 15, 2023.
• He will complete 1000 days in space on June 5, this year, making him the first person to achieve this feat. Further, he will have spent 1,110 days in space when his current expedition trip, which is planned to end on September 23, is completed.