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Veteran Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalyov broke the record Tuesday for the longest total time in space - and still has two months left before returning to Earth. Krikalyov, who has been aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since April 15, passed the record previously held by fellow-Russian Sergei Avdeyev, who spent a career total of 747 days, 14 hours, 14 minutes and 11 seconds in space, a spokeswoman for Russian ground control told AFP. The record was passed at 10:42 a.m. in Moscow (0642 GMT) and with the mission due to continue into October, Krikalyov, 46, will be able to reinforce his achievement. Krikalyov was aboard the Mir space station in December 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed, earning him the unofficial title of "the last citizen of the USSR." At the end of his 151-day mission, he returned not to the Soviet Union, but to Russia. He was also the first Russian to fly on the US space shuttle and a member of the first ISS crew. All rights reserved. © 2005 Agence France-Presse. Sections of the information displayed on this page (dispatches, photographs, logos) are protected by intellectual property rights owned by Agence France-Presse. As a consequence, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, transmit, publish, display or in any way commercially exploit any of the content of this section without the prior written consent of Agence France-Presse. Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express 
ISS Station Crew To Do August 18 Spacewalk
Houston TX (SPX) Aug 16, 2005Expedition 11 Commander Sergei Krikalev and NASA Science Officer John Phillips will go outside the International Space Station this Thursday on a spacewalk to remove, replace and photograph experiments, and relocate equipment. |
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