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Gennady Padalka

Gennady Padalka
Photo credit: Unknown
Date of Birth: 6/21/1958
Status: Retired
Nationality: Russia
Agency: Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) (RFSA)

Biography

Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (Russian: Гeннадий Иванович Падалка; born 21 June 1958 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian Air Force officer and an RKA cosmonaut. Padalka currently has the world record for the most time spent in space, having spent 879 days in space, more than any other person. He worked on both Mir and the International Space Station.

Space Experience

Time in Space: 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes, and 11 seconds
Number of Flights: 5
Number of Landings: 5
Number of Spacewalks: 10
EVA Time: 1 day, 14 hours, and 37 minutes
First Flight: 8/13/1998
Last Flight: 3/27/2015