Question: Who created world record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman?
(a) Christina Koch
(b) Peggy Whitson
(c) Jessica Meir
(d) Anne McClain
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On 28 December 2019, NASA Astronaut Christina Koch created a record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.
- She surpassed the earlier record of 288 days in space as previously established by NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson in 2017.
- When she arrives back on Earth in February 2020, she will have spent more than 300 days in space.
- She is onboard the International Space Station since 14th March 2019.
- The U.S. record for longest spaceflight is 340 days set by Scott Kelly (men) in 2015-2016.
- However, the world record for the single longest mission by any space explorer whether man or woman, is held by cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who spent 438 consecutive days on board Russia’s former space station Mir from January 1994 to March 1995.
Links:
http://www.newsonair.com/News?title=Astronaut-Christina-Koch-creates-record-fo
https://www.space.com/nasa-astronaut-christina-koch-breaks-female-spaceflight-record.html