Russian astronauts set the longest record in the universe

On September 12, Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka safely returned to Earth with two other astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) after breaking the longest record in the universe.

Astronauts set a record of time above ISS

Mr. Padalka spent 879 days in the universe with a total of 5 flights into space. At 7:51 am on September 12, he landed in Kazakhstan with two astronauts Aidyn Aimbetov (Kazakh) and Andreas Mogensen (Denmark).

Russian astronaut Gennady Padalka after returning to Earth on September 12 - (Photo: Reuters)

A spokesman for the Russian Aeronautics Agency (Roscosmos) told AFP that the landing was favorable and the astronauts were in good health.

Answering the question after returning to Earth, Padalka said he felt "great". He and his two astronauts are now being taken to the capital, Astana, to meet Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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57-year-old astronaut Padalka. His first space voyage took place in 1998 when he flew to Russia's Mir space station. In 2009, he flew to ISS and then returned to this station 3 more times, all four times he played the role of commander.

So far, he is the only person in charge of ISS 4 times.

Before Padalka, astronaut Sergei Krikalev - also a Russian, holds the record for being the longest in the universe for 803 days.