Returns to Earth Russian cosmonaut who broke the endurance record in space – BBC

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Image caption Padalka beat in June’s record stay in space so far compatriot Sergei Krikalev had 803 days, nine hours and 41 minutes.

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka returned to Earth with a new record by becoming the human being who has spent more time in space.

The last mission Padalka lasted 168 days , which led him to accumulate A total of 879 days in space for five missions which he has participated.

With this figure exceeded by two months the record set in 2005 by fellow Russian Sergei Krikalev that participated in six space missions.

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Padalka commanded the 44th expedition to the International Space Station (ISS), which began on March 27 when lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, next to Russian Mikhail Kornienko and American Scott Kelly.

The cosmonaut returned aboard a Soyuz spacecraft that landed on Saturday in the Kazakh steppe, just before dawn.

In the Russian capsule also traveled Aidin Aimbetov Kazakh cosmonaut and astronaut Andreas Mogensen Danish , European Space Agency (ESA).

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Image caption Padalka is also the only person who has commanded the International Space Station four times.

• Graduated as a pilot, became colonel of the Russian Air Force

• His first spaceflight was in 1998 to the space station Mir Russia

• It is the only person who has commanded the International Space Station four times

• Beat the record of the person’s time spent in space on June 28, 2015

• Participated in 10 spacewalks

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A team came to earth welcome them and checked their medical condition.

“I’m fine” Padalka said while drinking tea and eating an apple, reports AFP.

Padalka traveling companions are two rookies compared , since this was his first mission, which spent 10 days in orbit

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The IEE were six crew members, including the NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Mikhail Kornienko , who will be one year aboard the space laboratory 400 km orbit.

His stay will be stay longest continuous achieved so far .

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Image caption The capsule landed southeast of the town of Zhezkazgan, in steppe of Kazakhstan.

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Image caption After landing Aidyn Aimbetov (left), Gennady Padalka (center) and Andreas Mogensen (right) had a meeting with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

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Image caption On the International Space Station (ISS) quedarón six crew, including NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Mikhail Kornienko, who will stay one year aboard the space laboratory.

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Image caption For Morgensen Andreas Danish astronaut from the European Space Agency (ESA), was his first mission.