People around the world have many questions about space. Scientists and space agencies of different countries are also engaged in finding answers to many questions. But do you know who has stayed in space for the longest time so far? Today we will tell you which astronaut, male or female, has stayed in space for the longest time.
Astronaut
Different astronauts from space agencies go to space for their exploration and research. But do you know who holds the record for staying in space for the longest time? Know which female and male astronaut has spent the maximum number of days in space so far. Let us tell you that 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for staying in space for the longest time. He made a new record by staying in space for more than 878 days.
Let us tell you that Kononenko broke the record of Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. Gennady Padalka spent a total of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space. According to the information, Kononenko has traveled in space five times since 2008. The cosmonaut enrolled in the cosmonaut training program after getting a graduation degree in mechanical engineering in 1988. After many types of training and selection, he took his first flight to the International Space Station in 2008.
Female astronaut
American astronaut Christina Koch holds the record of staying in space for the longest time. Let us tell you that Christina Koch was in the space station for 328 days. Before this, no female astronaut had gone on such a long mission. Now the question is who held the record before this. Let us tell you that the previous record was in the name of American astronaut Peggy Whitson. She was in the International Space Station for 288 days as the station commander during 2016-17. During her 328 days in space, Koch has traveled 13.9 crore kilometers by orbiting the earth 5,248 times. This is the distance equal to reaching the moon and coming back 291 times. Not only this, this was the first time in history when an all-female team went outside the space station in a spacewalk.
