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Oleg Kononenko

Portrait photograph of Oleg Kononenko

Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA / Andrey Shelepin / Public domain (US government work)

Oleg Kononenko is a Russian cosmonaut, born on 21 June 1964, who holds the record for the most time in space. He has made six flights, all on Soyuz, from Soyuz TMA-12 in 2008 to Soyuz MS-25 in 2024, and has commanded the International Space Station on Expedition 31, Expedition 58 and Expedition 59, and Expedition 71. On 4 February 2024 he passed Gennady Padalka’s record of 878 days. Wikipedia counts 1,111 days in space across five long-duration missions; Wikidata records 1,110 days and 14 hours.

Born
21 June 1964
Country
Russia
Flights
6: Soyuz TMA-12 (2008), Soyuz TMA-03M (2011), Soyuz TMA-17M (2015), Soyuz MS-11 (2018), Soyuz MS-24 (2023), Soyuz MS-25 (2024)
Time in space
1,110 days 14 hours
Stations visited
International Space Station, as part of Expedition 30, Expedition 31, Expedition 17, Expedition 58, Expedition 59, Expedition 44, Expedition 45, Expedition 57, Expedition 69, Expedition 70, Expedition 71

Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.

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André Kuipers’ Extended ISS Stay and Alexander Gerst’s Training

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Duration 54:23

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