The Russian State Space Corporation recently announced that Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new world record for the cumulative length of stay in space.
According to **Aerospace Group**, as of 11:30:08 Moscow time on the 4th (16:30:08 Beijing time on the 4th), Kononenko broke the world record for the cumulative length of stay in space previously set by Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. Padalka spent a total of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space during his five space trips.
Born in 1964, Kononenko is currently on its fifth space mission. On June 5 this year, he will become the first astronaut to spend 1,000 days in space. On June 21, Kononenko will celebrate his 60th birthday in space.
According to Russia, Yuri Borisov, president of the space group, congratulated Kononenko on breaking the world record for the cumulative length of time spent in space, calling it a "remarkable event".
In April 2008, Kononenko went to the International Space Station for the first time aboard the Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft. On September 15, 2023, Kononenko and two other cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft to begin his fifth space mission.
*: Xinhuanet).