Russian Cosmonaut Kononenko Breaks Own Record With 1K Days Spent in Space

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wednesday, according to the Russian space agency Roscosmos.Kononenko, 59, became the world record holder in February when he overtook fellow
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka by spending 879 consecutive days in space
He is currently on his fifth space flight and will tally 1,110 days in orbit by Sept
International Space Station (ISS) celebrated the milestone bylining up for a photo in the shape of three zeros behind Kononenko to make the
number 1,000.Kononenkosaid his U.S
record
The ISS is a rare area for continued cooperation between Washington and Moscow amid an all-time low in relations following the full-scale
invasion of Ukraine.Kononenko said the long time he will have spent in Earth orbit will have practical applications in space medicine
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