IT House reported on February 4 that, according to RIA Novosti, on February 4, local time, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko broke the world record for the total length of human stay in space.
Prior to that, the record was held by Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, who flew five times and spent a total of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space.
According to the Russian Federal Space Agency, Kononenko's total length of stay in space is expected to reach 1,000 days by June 5, 2024, and by the end of September, his total length of stay in space will reach 1,110 days, and he will return to Earth on September 23 aboard MS-25.
"I went to space to do what I love most, not to set records," Kononenko said in an interview. ”
"I'm proud of all I've achieved, but I'm even more proud of the fact that the record for the longest human stay in space is still held by Russian cosmonauts," he added. ”
It is reported that the 59-year-old Kononenko has now completed his fifth mission to the International Space Station (IT House note: the first flight to the ISS in 2008), and no other active Russian cosmonaut has flown more than three times.