Russian beats space record

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new record for the most time spent in space – logging over 878 days over five flights.

He will reach 1,000 days on June 5

MOST TIME SPENT IN SPACE (days)

Number of flights  600 700 800 900 1,000
Oleg Kononenko   5 878.49 (Feb 4, 2024)
Gennady Padalka  5 878.48
Yuri Malenchenko 6 827.39
Sergei Krikalev  6 803.37
Aleksandr Kaleri 5 769.28 
Sergei Avdeyev   3 747.59
Anton Shkaplerov 4 709.34
Valeri Polyakov  2 678.69
Peggy Whitson    4 675.16
Fyodor Yurchikhin  5 672.86
 
Currently in space 
Retired
Deceased
              
Russia / Soviet Union: 37
SHARE OF TOP 50 HUMAN SPACE DURATION RECORDS
U.S.: 10
Italy: 1 
Japan: 1 
France: 1 
UK shares 1 record with U.S.

 
© GRAPHIC NEWS Sources: Reuters, Space Facts
Picture: NASA