Posted 2/4/2024, 1:53:38 PM
Russian Cosmonaut Kononenko Breaks Space Endurance Record, Logs Over 878 Days in Orbit
- Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has logged over 878 days in space, breaking the previous record held by Gennady Padalka
- Kononenko has been at the International Space Station since September 2021
- He is expected to reach 1,000 days in space on June 5
- Kononenko said he flies into space because he loves it, not to set records
- Russia and the U.S. continue cooperating closely on the International Space Station despite tensions over Ukraine