Oleg Kononenko is a Russian cosmonaut who set a new world record for total time spent in space. The press service of Roscosmos reported this on its official page.

By the way, the previous record belonged to Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalki. The duration of his stay in space was 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds (2 years, 4 months and 27 days). edit a note.). By the way, in June 2024 Oleg will cross the thousand-day mark, which will make him a new world record holder. The expedition will end in September 2024, by which time the duration will be 1100 days.

Let us remind you that we previously wrote about Russian cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin from the city of Myski (Kemerovo region). edit a note.). He will go to space with Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon. Meanwhile, Anna Kikina became the first Russian to fly in Musk’s spacecraft in 2022. Read more in our interview!
Source: People Talk

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