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Longest Time in Space

Posted on July 6, 2017 by mart

The astronaut who has spent the longest continuous time in space is Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov who was aboard the Mir space station for 437 days 18 hours from 9 Jan 1994 to 22 March 1995.   Gennady Ivanovich Padalka holds the record for the most time spent in space overall at 879 days Continue Reading

Posted In Modern Age, Russia, SpaceTagged In mir, padalka, polyakov

Tunguska: The Largest Impact Event in Recorded History

Posted on May 29, 2017 by mart

On the morning of 30 June 1908, a large explosion flattened 2,000 km2 of forest near the Stony Tunguska River in Eastern Siberia.  There were no recorded human casualties.   Fallen trees at Tunguska, 1927 In 1930, a scientific expedition, lead by Leonid Kulik, recorded the testimony of S Semenov: At breakfast time Continue Reading

Posted In Modern Age, Russia, Science, SpaceTagged In asteroid impact

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