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Detailed explanation-1: -Washington: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Peggy Whitson on Monday set a new US record for most cumulative days spent in space, surpassing cosmonaut Jeff Williams’ record of 534 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Detailed explanation-2: -US Astronaut Peggy Whitson Breaks Sunita Williams’ Record For Most Spacewalks By A Woman. Miami: American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday, breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman.

Detailed explanation-3: -Peggy Whitson has spent more time in space than any other US astronaut: 665 days. Whitson started as a researcher at NASA in the 1980s.

Detailed explanation-4: -NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei broke the record Tuesday for the single longest spaceflight by an American explorer at 341 days. Vande Hei, 55, has been on the International Space Station since Apr. 9, 2021. The record was previously held by retired astronaut Scott Kelly.

Detailed explanation-5: -In terms of a singular space flight, Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov holds the record for the longest time in space. He spent a whopping 438 consecutive days in space from January 1994 to March 1995.