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60 years ago Alexei Leonov made the first ever spacewalk

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22 May 2024

New Astronautic Records Commission logo reflects a new era in spaceflight

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07 Feb 2024

Floating in space: 40 years since the first untethered space walk

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26 Jul 2023

The CIAM Legends Medal: Honouring the Best of the Best in Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling

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19 May 2023

Test pilot Scott Neumann elected President of FAI Astronautic Records Commission (ICARE)

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26 Aug 2022

FAI Yuri A. Gagarin Gold Medal for USA's Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley

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26 Jul 2022

Meet the crew aboard the first ever all-civilian spaceflight

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05 May 2021

60 years since Alan Shepard became first American in space

Records & Achievements
19 Apr 2021

World's First Space Station launched 50 years ago today

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12 Apr 2021

‘Let's go!’ – FAI celebrates 60th Anniversary of Gagarin’s space flight

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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Space records K-2 Altitude 1 408,16 km 15 Sep 2024 Team/Crew (20436) ratified - current record World 20436
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Space records K_Absolute Altitude 1 408,16 km 15 Sep 2024 Sarah Gillis (USA) (20437) ratified - current record World 20437
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 878 d 11 h 29 min 24 sec 12 Sep 2015 Gennady I Padalka (RUS) (17803) ratified - current record World 17803
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 515 085 kg 26 Feb 2011 STS-133 & ISS 26 (USA) (16165) ratified - current record World 16165
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 473 110,7 kg 20 Apr 2010 STS 131 (USA) (16007) ratified - superseded since approved World 16007
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 428 705 kg 11 Sep 2009 STS-128 and ISS 20 (USA) (15591) ratified - superseded since approved World 15591
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 388 777 kg 30 Nov 2008 STS-126 (USA) (15213) ratified - superseded since approved World 15213
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Space records K_Absolute Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 11 d 20 h 35 min 25 Mar 2008 STS-123 and ISS 16 1J/A (USA) (15002) ratified - current record World 15002
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 367 964 kg 25 Mar 2008 STS-123 and ISS 16 1J/A (USA) (15004) ratified - superseded since approved World 15004
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Space records K_Absolute Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 10 d 21 h 52 min 15 sec 07 Nov 2007 Sts-120 And Iss 16 Crews Members (-i-) (14856) ratified - superseded since approved World 14856
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 342 622,5 kg 22 Aug 2007 Sts-118 And Iss 13.a.1. Crews Members (-i-) (14790) ratified - superseded since approved World 14790
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 322 624 kg 11 Dec 2006 Sts-116 And Iss 12 Crews Members (-i-) (14373) ratified - superseded since approved World 14373
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 803 d 09 h 39 min 09 sec 11 Oct 2005 Sergey Krikalev (RUS) (16689) ratified - superseded since approved World 16689
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 294 850,5 kg 28 Jul 2005 Sts-114 And Iss 11 Crews Members (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 11813
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Space records P-1 Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft 112,01 km 04 Oct 2004 Brian Binnie (USA) ratified - current record World 9881
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Space records P-1 Minimum time between two consecutive flights in a reusable vehicle 4 d 23 h 15 min 9 sec 04 Oct 2004 Brian Binnie (USA) (9882) ratified - current record World 9882
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Space records P-1 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 1 439,8 kg 04 Oct 2004 Brian Binnie (USA) (10434) ratified - current record World 10434
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Space records P-1 Duration 24 min 10 sec 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9858) ratified - current record World 9858
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Space records P-1 Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft 102.9 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9859) ratified - superseded since approved World 9859
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Space records P-1 Length travelled along the trajectory from lift-off to touch down 46,27 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9861) ratified - current record World 9861
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Space records P-1 Number of people in suborbital flight 1 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9862) ratified - current record World 9862
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 264 432,8 kg 18 Oct 2002 Sts-112 And Iss Crews (-i-) (7541) ratified - superseded since approved World 7541
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Space records K_Absolute Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 8 d 21 h 53 min 25 sec 19 Mar 2001 Combined Sts-102 / Iss 5a.1 Crew Members (-i-) (7178) ratified - superseded since approved World 7178
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 747 d 11 h 28 Aug 1999 Serguei Avdeyev (RUS) (6249) ratified - superseded since approved World 6249
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 248 673,7 kg 04 Jun 1998 Sts-91 And Mir-25 Crews (-i-) (5452) ratified - superseded since approved World 5452
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 622,77 km 21 Feb 1997 Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4227) ratified - current record World 4227
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Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 623,64 km 21 Feb 1997 Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4228) ratified - current record World 4228
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Space records P-2 Duration 17 d 15 h 53 min 17 sec 07 Dec 1996 Sts-80 Crew (USA) (3915) ratified - current record World 3915
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 234 800 kg 26 Sep 1996 Sts-79 & Mir 22 (-i-) (3680) ratified - superseded since approved World 3680
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 223 d 2 h 53 min 17 sec 26 Sep 1996 Shannon Lucid (USA) (3681) ratified - current record World 3681
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Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 209 000 kg 04 Jul 1995 Sts-71, Mir 18 & Mir 19 Crew Members (-i-) (2771) ratified - superseded since approved World 2771
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Space records K_Absolute Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 4 d 22 h 09 min 04 Jul 1995 Sts-71, Mir 18 & Mir 19 Crew Members (-i-) (2772) ratified - superseded since approved World 2772
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Space records K_Absolute Maximum altitude while linked 416 km 04 Jul 1995 Sts-71, Mir 18 & Mir 19 Crew Members (-i-) (2773) ratified - current record World 2773
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Space records K-2 Duration 169 d 05 h 21 min 20 sec 22 Mar 1995 Helena V. Kondakova (RUS) (2510) ratified - current record World 2510
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Space records K-2 Duration 437 d 17 h 58 min 17 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) (2511) ratified - current record World 2511
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Space records K_Absolute Duration 437 d 17 h 58 min 17 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) (2512) ratified - current record World 2512
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 678 d 16 h 33 min 06 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) (2513) ratified - superseded since approved World 2513
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Space records P-2 Duration 16 d 15 h 08 min 46 sec 18 Mar 1995 Sts-67 Crew (USA) (2506) ratified - superseded since approved World 2506
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Space records P-2 Duration 14 d 17 h 54 min 50 sec 23 Jul 1994 Sts-65 Crew (-i-) (1781) ratified - superseded since approved World 1781
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Space records P_Absolute Duration 14 d 17 h 54 min 50 sec 23 Jul 1994 Sts-65 Crew (-i-) (16965) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16965
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 591.21 km 13 Dec 1993 Sts-61 Crew (-i-) (919) ratified - superseded since approved World 919
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Space records P-2 Duration 13 d 19 h 30 min 04 sec 09 Jul 1992 Sts-50 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1530
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Space records P_Absolute Duration 13 d 19 h 30 min 4 sec 09 Jul 1992 Sts-50 Crew (USA) (16917) ratified - superseded since approved World 16917
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 8 h 20 min 13 May 1992 Sts-49 Crew (USA) (9819) ratified - current record World 9819
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 8 h 20 min 13 May 1992 Sts-49 Crew (USA) (9825) ratified - current record World 9825
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Space records P_Absolute Altitude reached above the Earth's surface 573,670 km 12 Sep 1991 Sts-48 Crew (USA) (16916) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16916
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Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 573,67 km 12 Sep 1991 Sts-48 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1529
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Space records K_Absolute Greatest mass lifted to altitude 114 969,8 kg 02 Aug 1991 Sts-43 Crew (USA) (9836) ratified - current record World 9836
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Space records P-2 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 114 969,8 kg 02 Aug 1991 Sts-43 Crew (USA) (9837) ratified - current record World 9837
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 541 d 0 h 31 min 10 sec 26 May 1991 Musa Hiramanovich Manarov (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 1543
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