NASA astronaut sets female space record
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Christina Koch has set a new record for the longest continuous stay in space by a woman. Her 328-day mission is just 12 days short of Scott Kelly’s all-time U.S. record
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LONGEST CONTINUOUS SPACEFLIGHTS          Days in space
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Valery Polyakov Russia 1994-95 Mir Space Station 437
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Sergei Avdeyev Russia 1998-99 Mir                379
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Vladimir Titov USSR  1987-88 Mir                 365
Musa Manarov USSR
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Mikhail Kornienko Russia  2015-16 ISS            340
Scott Kelly U.S.
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Christina Koch U.S. 2019-20 ISS                  328
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Yury Romanenko USSR 1987 Mir                     326
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Sergei Krikalev USSR/ Russia 1991-92 Mir         311
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Peggy Whitson U.S. 2016-17 ISS                   289
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Koch travelled 223 million km in 5,248 orbits of Earth, equal to 291 round trips to moon and back
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Sources: NASA, Space.com   Picture: Associated Press  © GRAPHIC NEWS