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The record for most time in space is held by Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, who has spent 1,111 days in space over five missions. He broke the record of Gennady Padalka on 4 February 2024 at 07:30:08 UTC during his fifth spaceflight aboard Soyuz MS-24/25 for a one year long-duration mission on the ISS. [21] He later became the first person ...
First clear telescopic photograph of another world: the Moon. United States: John William Draper: 1845 First proper observation of other galaxies which are termed "whirlpool nebulae". UK: William Parsons: 1861 A Journey Through Space makes first proposal of using rockets for space flight. UK William Leitch: 1895 First proposal of space elevator ...
The following is a list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.They may have won major prizes or awards, developed or invented widely used techniques or technologies within astronomy, or are directors of major observatories or heads of space-based telescope projects.
In 2007, Time magazine listed Mather among the 100 Most Influential People in The World. In October 2012, he was listed again by Time magazine in a special issue on New Space Discoveries as one of the 25 most influential people in space.
The goal was to carry out long-term research into the problems of living in space and a variety of astronomical, biological and Earth-resources experiments. The program ran from 1971 to 1986. Salyut 1, the first station in the program, became the world's first crewed space station. [85]
The astronaut who holds the American record for most time spent in space, Scott Kelly, will retire from NASA on April 1. Astronaut Scott Kelly retiring after longest US space mission Skip to main ...
You saw a lot of year-end lists as we said good riddance to 2024. “The Best…,” “The Top…,” or “The Most…” among other iterations proliferated news feeds highlighting which movies ...
The ISS has hosted the most people in space at the same time, reaching 13 for the first time during the eleven day docking of STS-127 in 2009. [48] STS-131 and Expedition 23 crew members gather for a group portrait of 13 in 2010, which set the record of four women at the same time in space. [49]