Kononenko has now spent 879 days in orbit and counting.
The illustrious record was set aboard the International Space Station at 3:30 a.m. That interestthe opportunity to fly into space, to live and work in orbitmotivates me to continue flying.
Indeed, when it comes to orbital duration records, Russians tend to dominate.
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko inside the ISS Zvezda module in 2019.Photo: NASA
Physicist Albert Einstein articulated this phenomenon, known as time dilation, in his 1905 Special Theory of Relativity.
To be clear, Einsteinian time dilation is a real thing.
Feel free to thank me after youve charmed the guests at your next dinner party.
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