LONDON: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly has broken a record for U.S. astronauts, and has now spent more time in space than any other American.
Kelly reached the milestone of living in space for 383 cumulative days on Oct. 16, breaking the existing record set by fellow U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke, who spent a total of 382 days in space.
“Records are meant to be broken,” he tweeted from the International Space Station as he orbited high above the Himalayan Mountains.
Kelly spent a full year on the International Space Station, taking part in experiments to help NASA gather data on the impacts of long-duration space flights on the astronauts and their bodies’ capacity to respond to them.
NASA scientists on Earth are currently conducting parallel experiments on Kelly’s identical twin Mark Kelly, a retired NASA astronaut.
Kelly will accumulate 522 days in space over the span of four missions by the time his current assignment ends on March 3, 2016.
“Breaking such a record for time in space is important because every additional day helps us better understand how long-duration spaceflight affects bodies and minds, which is critical to advancing NASA’s journey to Mars,” the space agency said in a statement.
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