US Astronaut Jeff Williams, International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 48 commander, recently surpassed former astronaut Scott Kelly for the all-time U.S. endurance record in space – more than 520 days as of Wednesday Aug. 24,2016
US Astronaut Jeff Williams surpassed Kelly, who himself took the record from Mike Fincke back in Oct 2015
Additionally, US Astronaut Jeff Williams’ record is expected to be smashed by Peggy Whitson, who is scheduled to stay some 180 days aboard the ISS as part of Expeditions 50 and 51.
Peggy Whitson will launch in Soyuz MS-03 in mid-November.
Peggy Whitson will eclipse Jeff Williams’ record sometime in early April. By the time she lands in May 2017, her total will be some 556 days, placing her in the top 10 all-time of any person.
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