Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has now spent more time in orbit than anyone else, setting a new record aboard the space station on Sunday.
A Russian cosmonaut has just set a new record for the longest time spent in space.
Set over five missions, Oleg Kononenko on Sunday has now spent more than 878 days in orbit, or nearly two-and-a-half years.
Kononenko, 59, snatched the record from compatriot Gennady Padalka, who retired in 2017 following five trips to space.
Currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) about 250 miles above Earth, Kononenko, whose latest mission started in September last year, is set to return to Earth in seven months’ time, with his record set to extend to 1,110 days in orbit.
