Russian cosmonaut surpassed Gennady Padalka ‘s record by staying on the international space station for more than 878 days. When the cosmonaut returns to Earth in September, he will have lived in space for 1,110 days (more than 3 years).
The new owner of the record: Russian cosmonaut “Oleg Kononenko”
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko remained on the International Space Station for more than the previous record of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds. As commander of Roscosmos (Russian cosmonaut team) , 59-year-old Kononenko said, “ I am proud of all my achievements, but I am most proud that the record for total human stay in space still belongs to a Russian cosmonaut .”
The Russian cosmonaut’s current spaceflight is scheduled to end at the end of September, and by then he will have spent 1,110 days in space. Kononenko’s career in space began as an engineer and he trained as a cosmonaut after joining the group selected for the ISS program. The first space flight took place in 2008 and lasted 200 days.
During his time in space, Kononenko said video calling and texting helped him stay in touch, but he had an emotional experience when he returned to Earth and saw what was left of his family’s life.
“My children grew up without a father!”
Kononenko said in a statement that video calling and messaging allowed him to stay in touch, but when he returned to Earth he realized how much of life he was missing. “ When I return home, I realize that the children have grown up without a father during the hundreds of days that have passed in my absence,” he said. “No one will give me back this time. “
Kononenko noted that he exercises regularly to cope with the physical effects of space and said he does not feel the effects of “insidious” weightlessness. Although the reliability of the space program has been questioned in recent years, the ISS significantly supports the international project in which Washington and Moscow cooperate closely.
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