٠٠:٠٢:٢٦Mandatory credit: Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities
Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov told cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko that his world record for the longest time spent in space would 'stand for a very long time', as the two spoke over videolink with the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.
"I am very happy that this record is again held by our Russian cosmonauts. So the 'time of the first ones' will still continue for a long, long time. I think that this record will stand for a very long time, because you still have to stay in orbit until almost September. So you're going to log over 1,000 days there," Borisov said.
The 'Time of the First Ones', also known as 'Age of Pioneers', refers to a 2017 Russian film about the first ever spacewalk, made by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in 1965.
Meanwhile, Kononenko, said his own feat was made possible by the experts back on Earth.
"I have always said that a cosmonaut is the summit of the space industry, but our work on the ground is prepared by tens of thousands of specialists: engineers, scientists who work at Roscosmos enterprises and research institutes, at scientific institutes of the Academy of Sciences, so without their labour, without their achievements, there would be no cosmonauts' achievements. That is why we are very grateful to them," he noted.
Borisov also went to say that work on a Russian orbital station would begin in 2024.
"This project was indeed green-lit following the November meeting at Energia, and this year we will start full-scale work on the construction of the station. I hope that everything will go as planned and I hope that maybe even you guys will visit the Russian orbital station instead of the ISS," he remarked.
Kononenko promised that the cosmonauts aboard the ISS would take an active part in the development of the new station so that it would be 'one step better, one step ahead of the ISS'.
On Sunday, Kononenko broke the record set by his compatriot Gennady Padalka, who spent 878 days 11 hours 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space. Kononenko himself will pass 1,000 days in space on June 5, and will reach 1,110 days by the end of his year-long expedition on September 23.
On April 12, 2023, Borisov announced Moscow's decision to create its own orbital station, with the ISS set to be retired in 2030. According to him, the first stage of Russian orbital station construction is scheduled for 2027-2030, and the station is to be completed in 2032.
'Record will stand for a very long time' - Roscosmos CEO congratulates cosmonaut Kononenko on longest stay in space
Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov told cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko that his world record for the longest time spent in space would 'stand for a very long time', as the two spoke over videolink with the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.
"I am very happy that this record is again held by our Russian cosmonauts. So the 'time of the first ones' will still continue for a long, long time. I think that this record will stand for a very long time, because you still have to stay in orbit until almost September. So you're going to log over 1,000 days there," Borisov said.
The 'Time of the First Ones', also known as 'Age of Pioneers', refers to a 2017 Russian film about the first ever spacewalk, made by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in 1965.
Meanwhile, Kononenko, said his own feat was made possible by the experts back on Earth.
"I have always said that a cosmonaut is the summit of the space industry, but our work on the ground is prepared by tens of thousands of specialists: engineers, scientists who work at Roscosmos enterprises and research institutes, at scientific institutes of the Academy of Sciences, so without their labour, without their achievements, there would be no cosmonauts' achievements. That is why we are very grateful to them," he noted.
Borisov also went to say that work on a Russian orbital station would begin in 2024.
"This project was indeed green-lit following the November meeting at Energia, and this year we will start full-scale work on the construction of the station. I hope that everything will go as planned and I hope that maybe even you guys will visit the Russian orbital station instead of the ISS," he remarked.
Kononenko promised that the cosmonauts aboard the ISS would take an active part in the development of the new station so that it would be 'one step better, one step ahead of the ISS'.
On Sunday, Kononenko broke the record set by his compatriot Gennady Padalka, who spent 878 days 11 hours 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space. Kononenko himself will pass 1,000 days in space on June 5, and will reach 1,110 days by the end of his year-long expedition on September 23.
On April 12, 2023, Borisov announced Moscow's decision to create its own orbital station, with the ISS set to be retired in 2030. According to him, the first stage of Russian orbital station construction is scheduled for 2027-2030, and the station is to be completed in 2032.
Mandatory credit: Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities
Roscosmos head Yuri Borisov told cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko that his world record for the longest time spent in space would 'stand for a very long time', as the two spoke over videolink with the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday.
"I am very happy that this record is again held by our Russian cosmonauts. So the 'time of the first ones' will still continue for a long, long time. I think that this record will stand for a very long time, because you still have to stay in orbit until almost September. So you're going to log over 1,000 days there," Borisov said.
The 'Time of the First Ones', also known as 'Age of Pioneers', refers to a 2017 Russian film about the first ever spacewalk, made by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov in 1965.
Meanwhile, Kononenko, said his own feat was made possible by the experts back on Earth.
"I have always said that a cosmonaut is the summit of the space industry, but our work on the ground is prepared by tens of thousands of specialists: engineers, scientists who work at Roscosmos enterprises and research institutes, at scientific institutes of the Academy of Sciences, so without their labour, without their achievements, there would be no cosmonauts' achievements. That is why we are very grateful to them," he noted.
Borisov also went to say that work on a Russian orbital station would begin in 2024.
"This project was indeed green-lit following the November meeting at Energia, and this year we will start full-scale work on the construction of the station. I hope that everything will go as planned and I hope that maybe even you guys will visit the Russian orbital station instead of the ISS," he remarked.
Kononenko promised that the cosmonauts aboard the ISS would take an active part in the development of the new station so that it would be 'one step better, one step ahead of the ISS'.
On Sunday, Kononenko broke the record set by his compatriot Gennady Padalka, who spent 878 days 11 hours 29 minutes and 48 seconds in space. Kononenko himself will pass 1,000 days in space on June 5, and will reach 1,110 days by the end of his year-long expedition on September 23.
On April 12, 2023, Borisov announced Moscow's decision to create its own orbital station, with the ISS set to be retired in 2030. According to him, the first stage of Russian orbital station construction is scheduled for 2027-2030, and the station is to be completed in 2032.