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"The astronauts aboard the International Space Station are advancing science and setting spaceflight milestones, and each achievement contributes to relationship-building that will support long-duration missions to Mars while benefiting humans back on Earth through advances in science.
Expedition 44 commander Gennady Padalka broke the 10-year-old record for the number of cumulative days in space this weekend, as he reached 803 days in space on June 28. His more than two years of cumulative time in space puts him ahead of the previous record of 802 days in space that was set by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev on August 5, 2005. Padalka’s current mission marks his fourth time in space, and he is set to return to Earth in early September.
Padalka has been on orbit for more than 90 days after launching to the space station on March 27, and he has participated in several investigations, including one on how long-duration spaceflight affects vision. The Ocular Health study will not only help scientists understand how to protect an astronaut’s vision in space, but could also provide insight to changes in eyesight that can help people on Earth who suffer from ocular diseases such as glaucoma, high blood pressure or are confined to long-term bed rest. "
"The astronauts aboard the International Space Station are advancing science and setting spaceflight milestones, and each achievement contributes to relationship-building that will support long-duration missions to Mars while benefiting humans back on Earth through advances in science.
Expedition 44 commander Gennady Padalka broke the 10-year-old record for the number of cumulative days in space this weekend, as he reached 803 days in space on June 28. His more than two years of cumulative time in space puts him ahead of the previous record of 802 days in space that was set by cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev on August 5, 2005. Padalka’s current mission marks his fourth time in space, and he is set to return to Earth in early September.
Padalka has been on orbit for more than 90 days after launching to the space station on March 27, and he has participated in several investigations, including one on how long-duration spaceflight affects vision. The Ocular Health study will not only help scientists understand how to protect an astronaut’s vision in space, but could also provide insight to changes in eyesight that can help people on Earth who suffer from ocular diseases such as glaucoma, high blood pressure or are confined to long-term bed rest. "