Cosmonaut breaks record in space – NASA is far behind. As of: February 6, 2024, 11:12 a.m By: Tanja Banner CommentsPressSplit No man has left the earth for a longer period of time than the Russian Oleg Kononenko.

The US world record holder is astronaut Peggy Whitson, who crossed the limit after 655 days in space and retired from NASA. In the future, 600 millisieverts could apply to the entire career of a US astronaut - regardless of age and gender.