Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka Holds the Record for the most time spent in space with 879 Days September 12,2015

 

Russian Cosmonaut Gennady Padalka's safe return from months aboard the International Space Station has put him in the record books for spending more time in space than any other human — the equivalent of nearly two and a half years on five different flights.

Gennady Padalka whose latest 168-day stay on the ISS gives him a total of 879 days in space, has smashed the previous record, which was set by fellow Russian Sergei Krikalev in 2005, by two months .
"I am fine," he told those gathered at the landing site near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, as he sipped tea and ate an apple, according to Agence France-Presse.

Gennady Padalka returned to Earth on September 12,2015 aboard a Soyuz spacecraft with two others, the European Space Agency's Andreas Mogensen and Aidyn Aimbetov of Kazakhstan

 

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka(57)the former station commander, returned from his fifth spaceflight with a record 879 days in orbit. He broke the record of six-time flier Sergei Krikalev, who has a career total 803 days in space.

Gennady Padalka's latest mission lasted 168 days, bringing his total to 879 days in space over five trips.
This is two months longer than the previous record set in 2005 by Russian Sergei Krikalev over six missions.

Gennady Padalka returned with Andreas Mogensen of the European Space Agency, jokingly dubbed "Denmark's Gagarin" after Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and Aidyn Aimbetov, the third Kazakh cosmonaut, both of whom spent fewer than 10 days in orbit

After landing Aidyn Aimbetov (L), Gennady Padalka (C) and Andreas Mogensen (R)

 

Mogensen and Aimbetov were launched into space with Padalka's replacement, cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, on Sept 2,2015

Volkov remains aboard the station, along with five crewmates, including newly named commander Scott Kelly from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko.