Astronaut Jeff Williams broke the record of time in space

American astronaut Jeff Williams has set a new record for the most cumulative time in the universe for an American astronaut.

As of August 24, Mr. Williams had more than 520 days of living in the universe, breaking the record set by astronaut Scott Kelly while performing his mission for nearly a year on the International Space Station. (ISS).

Mr. Williams will return to Earth on September 6, by which time his record will be raised to 534 days.

According to the US Department of Aeronautics and Space (NASA), Mr. Williams's work in space involves several stages.

Astronaut Jeff Williams broke the record of time in space.(Photo: reuters).

Jeff Williams 's first 10 days in the universe was in 2000, when he was an engineer on space shuttle Atlantis performing the STS-101 mission.

It was at this time that this shuttle took part in the final finishing work of the ISS space station.

Mr. Williams returned to space in 2006, taking a six-month flight on the ISS.

Mr. Williams' next journey in space took place in 2009, also on the ISS station. At that time, he had a total of 362 days in the universe. His current mission begins March 18.

Despite impressive record breaking in the US, it was only enough for Mr. Williams to rank 14th in the list of astronauts and astronauts on the record of their time outside Earth.

The head of the list is Gennady Padalka - there were 879 days in the universe, carrying out 5 missions.

Mr. Williams's record will not last long when astronaut Peggy Whitson is expected to surpass him in 2017 when he performs a mission that will begin this November.

Whitson holds the record for being the woman with the longest total time in the universe.