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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Space records K-2 Distance travelled while linked 1 488 320 km 24 Jul 1975 Thomas P. Stafford (USA) (9585) ratified - superseded since approved World 9585
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Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 46 h 46 min 44 sec 24 Jul 1975 Thomas P. Stafford (USA) (9586) ratified - superseded since approved World 9586
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Space records K-2 Duration in group flight (but not linked) 53 h 09 min 17 sec 24 Jul 1975 Thomas P. Stafford (USA) (9587) ratified - superseded since approved World 9587
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Space records K-2 Altitude while linked 237 km 24 Jul 1975 Thomas P. Stafford (USA) (9567) ratified - superseded since approved World 9567
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 55 474 039 km 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9443) ratified - superseded since approved World 9443
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Space records K_Absolute Absolute distance 55 127 747 km 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9444) ratified - superseded since approved World 9444
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Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 83 d 12 h 32 min 12 sec 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9445) ratified - superseded since approved World 9445
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Space records K-2 Duration 84 d 1 h 15 min 30,8 sec 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9564) ratified - superseded since approved World 9564
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Space records K_Absolute Absolute distance 55 474 039 km 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9924) ratified - superseded since approved World 9924
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Space records K_Absolute Duration 84 d 01 h 15 min 30,8 sec 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9442) ratified - superseded since approved World 9442
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled while linked 39 004 248 km 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9581) ratified - superseded since approved World 9581
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Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 59 d 00 h 17 min 42 sec 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9566
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Space records K-2 Total Time in Space 59 d 11 h 09 min 04 sec 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9761) ratified - superseded since approved World 9761
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 69 d 15 h 45 min 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9762) ratified - superseded since approved World 9762
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Space records K_Absolute Absolute distance 39 309 606 km 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9925
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Space records K_Absolute Duration 59 d 11 h 09 min 29 sec 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9440) ratified - superseded since approved World 9440
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 39 309 606 km 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9441) ratified - superseded since approved World 9441
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Space records K-2 Duration 59 d 11 h 09 min 04 sec 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9565) ratified - superseded since approved World 9565
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Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 27 d 06 h 48 min 7 sec 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9562) ratified - superseded since approved World 9562
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Space records K-2 Total Time in Space 49 d 03 h 38 min 35 sec 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9521
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled while linked 18 059 391 km 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9580) ratified - superseded since approved World 9580
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Space records K_Absolute Absolute distance 18 536 731 km 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9540
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Space records K-2 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 7 428 kg 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9725) ratified - superseded since approved World 9725
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Space records K_Absolute Duration 28 d 00 h 49 min 49 sec 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9539
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 49 d 03 h 38 min 35 sec 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9764) ratified - superseded since approved World 9764
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Space records K-2 Duration 28 d 00 h 49 min 49 sec 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9438) ratified - superseded since approved World 9438
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 18 536 731 km 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9439) ratified - superseded since approved World 9439
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Space records K-3 Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return 301 h 51 min 57 sec 19 Dec 1972 Eugene A. Cernan (USA) ratified - current record World 2309
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 147 h 41 min 13 sec 16 Dec 1972 Ronald E. Evans (USA) ratified - current record World 2308
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Space records K-3 Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 21 h 31 min 44 sec 14 Dec 1972 Eugene A. Cernan (USA) ratified - current record World 2310
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 21 h 31 min 44 sec 14 Dec 1972 Eugene A. Cernan (USA) (17105) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17105
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Space records K-3 Distance covered on board a vehicle on the surface of the celestial body 7 370 m 13 Dec 1972 Eugene A. Cernan (USA) ratified - current record World 2307
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 125 h 46 min 50 sec 25 Apr 1972 Thomas K. Mattingly (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2302
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Space records K-3 Greatest mass lifted to lunar or planetary orbit from the lunar or planetary surface 4 965,5 kg 24 Apr 1972 John W. Young (USA) (17098) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17098
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Space records K-3 Duration extravehicular stay on surface of Moon or Planet 39 h 47 min 03 sec 23 Apr 1972 John W. Young (USA) (17099) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17099
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay on the surface of the celestial body 71 h 02 min 13 sec 23 Apr 1972 John Watts Young (USA) ratified - current record World 2303
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Space records K-3 Greatest mass landed on the celestial body 8 257,6 kg 21 Apr 1972 John Watts Young (USA) ratified - current record World 2301
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 5 020 m 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10287) ratified - superseded since approved World 10287
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Space records K-3 Accumulated extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 18 h 18 min 26 sec 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10289) ratified - superseded since approved World 10289
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Space records K-3 Greatest mass lifted into Lunar Orbit from Earth 34 593 kg 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10292) ratified - superseded since approved World 10292
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 18 h 18 min 26 sec 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10310) ratified - superseded since approved World 10310
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 9 h 12 min 27 sec 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10301) ratified - superseded since approved World 10301
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Space records K-3 Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 9 h 12 min 27 sec 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10304) ratified - superseded since approved World 10304
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Space records K-3 Distance covered on foot on the surface of the celestial body 1 454 m 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10308) ratified - superseded since approved World 10308
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Space records K-3 Total extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by all crew members 17 h 33 min 29 sec 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10309) ratified - superseded since approved World 10309
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Space records K-3 Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return 244 h 36 min 25 sec 24 Nov 1969 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2313
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 88 h 56 min 01 sec 21 Nov 1969 Richard F. Gordon (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2312
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay on the surface of the celestial body 31 h 31 min 12 sec 20 Nov 1969 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2311
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