Question

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko who has broken the world record for most cumulative time spent in the space, belongs to :

  1. Ukraine
  2. Japan
  3. USA
  4. Russia

Answer:

Option D: Russia

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Russia”.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko holds the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space. As of September 2024, he had accumulated 1,111 days, 14 hours, and 57 minutes in orbit over five missions to the International Space Station (ISS) .