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Detailed explanation-1: -Peggy Whitson’s 665 days off the planet-288 days on this mission alone-exceeds that of any other American and any other woman in history.

Detailed explanation-2: -She spent 328 days in space, the longest single spaceflight by a woman. NASA astronaut Christina Koch’s historic tour aboard the International Space Station came to a triumphant end Thursday when the spacecraft carrying her and two colleagues touched down on a snowy patch of earth at 4:12 a.m. Eastern time.

Detailed explanation-3: -American astronaut Mark Vande Hei was pulled out of the capsule while it was still on its side, about a half-hour after landing.

Detailed explanation-4: -NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Spent 340 Days in Space.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Koch parachuted down to the grasslands of Kazakhstan at around 09:12 GMT. She spent 328 days on the International Space Station (ISS), surpassing the previous record held by fellow American Peggy Whitson.