GordonD Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Today (7 April) marks the 6,000th day of continuous occupation of the International Space Station. Though some crews were aboard temporarily during the very first stages of assembly, the first resident crew (Expedition 1) arrived on 2 November 2000, and there has been a manned presence in orbit ever since. We're now in the closing stages of Expedition 50, when three of the six astronauts currently aboard will return to Earth (due Monday) and we move onto Expedition 51. Within the next few days Peggy Whitson will overtake Scott Kelly's record as the American who has spent the most time in orbit (520d 10h 23m). Nope - see below 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 That's a hell of an achievement, I didn't realise it was that long - nearly 16.5 years!. If the world powers stop throwing high explosives around, hopefully we may be able to afford to take the next step, to Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 We could afford to do that even with explosives being chucked about. It's just a question of priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Pirate Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 We watched the space station go over our home a few nights ago, and it blew my oldest daughters' mind that she could see something so far but so near. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 On 07/04/2017 at 9:34 AM, GordonD said: Within the next few days Peggy Whitson will overtake Scott Kelly's record as the American who has spent the most time in orbit (520d 10h 23m). When I wrote the above I overlooked Jeff Williams, who is the actual holder of the longest time in orbit by an American astronaut. He has 534d 2h 50m, so Peggy will have to wait another two weeks to take the title. Kelly holds the US record for a single mission, with 340d 8h 42m. (The overall record is held by Valeri Polyakhov, who spent 437d 17h 58m in orbit from January 1994 to March 1995.) However within the last week it has been agreed that Peggy Whitson will remain in orbit until September, rather than coming home in June as originally planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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