On his second mission, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei has just broken a spaceflight record aboard the International Space Station.
Having arrived at the International Space Station on April 9, 2021, Vande Hei on Tuesday surpassed the existing 340-day NASA record set by Scott Kelly in 2016.The American astronaut arrived at the ISS with Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov and so the pair will share the record for the longest stay aboard the space station when they fly home together at the end of this month.
Current NASA chief Bill Nelson congratulated Vande Hei on his new spaceflight record, tweeting: “Today [Mark Vande Hei] makes history, surpassing [Scott Kelly’s] record of the single longest spaceflight by a NASA astronaut! Mark’s stay will help us understand the effects of longer duration missions in space. Mark, thanks for your service & congrats!”
As for his most memorable experiences aboard the ISS, Vande Hei said the beautiful auroras are unforgettable .
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