Cosmonaut who spent 437 days in space had particular reason for refusing to be carried out of landing capsule
A Russian cosmonaut who holds the world record for the longest time spent in space for one trip revealed why he refused help ...
Who Has Spent the Longest Time in Space?
As astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams return to Earth this week after being stranded at the ISS for 9 months, ...
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Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights
Mark Kelly of Arizona, also served as a NASA astronaut on short shuttle flights. Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov spent 14 ½ ...
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How The Soviets Invented The Space Station?
Before the International Space Station (ISS), the Soviet Union pioneered the concept of space stations, changing the course of human spaceflight forever. From Salyut and Mir to their lasting ...
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Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London
The Science Museum in London is closing its almost 40-year-old 'Exploring Space' gallery to establish a new 'Space' gallery ...
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Long Stay in Space Will Have Taken a Toll on the Minds and Bodies of the Stranded Astronauts
Wilmore and Williams do not hold the record for the longest stay in orbit, which belongs to cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov, who ...
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Who are Butch Wilmore, Sunita Williams? What to know about the astronauts 'stuck' in space
The current record for most days spent in space was earned by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov who was onboard Russia's Mir ...
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Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights
Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov spent 14 ½ months aboard the Mir space station in the mid-1990s. He volunteered for it. As a physician, he wanted to observe the changes in the human body and ...