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Samantha Cristoforetti Breaks a World Record on her First Space Mission
Posted on Wednesday 17th June 2015 at 11:01
Between November 2014 and June 2015, Samantha Cristoforetti broke the world record for the longest space mission by a woman. The previous record was held by Sunita Williams, who spent 195 days in space in 2012. Cristoforetti's record was set by accident when a Russian space agency freighter burnt up on re-entry causing Cristoforetti's return to be delayed by a month while the accident was investigated meaning she spent 199 days in space. This was a mission of firsts: First Mission - First... Read more