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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Datesort descending Claimant Status Region ID
Space records K-2 Distance travelled 140 800 000 km 10 Dec 1982 A. N. Beresovoy (URS) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 9533
Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 210 d 03 h 56 min 52 sec 10 Dec 1982 A. N. Beresovoy (URS) ratified - current record World 9535
Space records P-2 Greatest mass lifted to greatest altitude 20 477 kg 09 Apr 1983 Sts-6 (USA) ratified - current record World 9838
Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 332.051 km 09 Apr 1983 Sts-6 (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9841
Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 320,24 km 18 Jun 1983 Sts-7 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1541
Space records P-2 Duration 6 d 02 h 23 min 59 sec 18 Jun 1983 Sts-7 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1542
Space records P-2 Duration 10 d 7 h 47 min 24 sec 08 Dec 1983 Sts-9 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9826
Space records K_Absolute Duration 10 d 7 h 47 min 24 sec 08 Dec 1983 Sts-9 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9832
Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 503,83 km 13 Apr 1984 Sts-13 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1534
Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 470.206 km 13 Apr 1984 Sts-41c Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9529
Space records P_Absolute Altitude 503,83 km 13 Apr 1984 Sts-13 Crew (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16919
Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 3 h 33 min 04 sec 25 Jul 1984 Svetlana Savitskaya (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 9805
Space records K-2 Duration 236 d 22 h 49 min 04 sec 02 Oct 1984 Leonid Kizim (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 9534
Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 430 d 18 h 20 min 50 sec 29 Dec 1987 Yuri Victorovich Romanenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 9530
Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 5 h 52 min 09 Dec 1988 Team/Crew ratified - superseded since approved World 9807
Space records K-2 Duration 365 d 22 h 39 min 47 sec 21 Dec 1988 Vladimir Georgevich Titov (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 9806
Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 6 h 9 min 59 sec 26 Jan 1991 Victor M. Afanasjev (URS) ratified - current record World 9813
Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 6 h 9 min 59 sec 26 Jan 1991 Victor M. Afanasjev (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 9814
Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 541 d 0 h 31 min 10 sec 26 May 1991 Musa Hiramanovich Manarov (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 1543
Space records K_Absolute Greatest mass lifted to altitude 114 969,8 kg 02 Aug 1991 Sts-43 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 9836
Space records P-2 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 114 969,8 kg 02 Aug 1991 Sts-43 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 9837
Space records P_Absolute Altitude reached above the Earth's surface 573,670 km 12 Sep 1991 Sts-48 Crew (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16916
Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 573,67 km 12 Sep 1991 Sts-48 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1529
Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 8 h 20 min 13 May 1992 Sts-49 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 9819
Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 8 h 20 min 13 May 1992 Sts-49 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 9825
Space records P-2 Duration 13 d 19 h 30 min 04 sec 09 Jul 1992 Sts-50 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1530
Space records P_Absolute Duration 13 d 19 h 30 min 4 sec 09 Jul 1992 Sts-50 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 16917
Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 591.21 km 13 Dec 1993 Sts-61 Crew (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 919
Space records P-2 Duration 14 d 17 h 54 min 50 sec 23 Jul 1994 Sts-65 Crew (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 1781
Space records P_Absolute Duration 14 d 17 h 54 min 50 sec 23 Jul 1994 Sts-65 Crew (-i-) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16965
Space records P-2 Duration 16 d 15 h 08 min 46 sec 18 Mar 1995 Sts-67 Crew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2506
Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 678 d 16 h 33 min 06 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 2513
Space records K-2 Duration 169 d 05 h 21 min 20 sec 22 Mar 1995 Helena V. Kondakova (RUS) ratified - current record World 2510
Space records K-2 Duration 437 d 17 h 58 min 17 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) ratified - current record World 2511
Space records K_Absolute Duration 437 d 17 h 58 min 17 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) ratified - current record World 2512
Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 209 000 kg 04 Jul 1995 Sts-71, Mir 18 & Mir 19 Crew Members (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 2771
Space records K_Absolute Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 4 d 22 h 09 min 04 Jul 1995 Sts-71, Mir 18 & Mir 19 Crew Members (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 2772
Space records K_Absolute Maximum altitude while linked 416 km 04 Jul 1995 Sts-71, Mir 18 & Mir 19 Crew Members (-i-) ratified - current record World 2773
Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 234 800 kg 26 Sep 1996 Sts-79 & Mir 22 (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 3680
Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 223 d 2 h 53 min 17 sec 26 Sep 1996 Shannon Lucid (USA) ratified - current record World 3681
Space records P-2 Duration 17 d 15 h 53 min 17 sec 07 Dec 1996 Sts-80 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 3915
Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 622,77 km 21 Feb 1997 Sts-82 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 4227
Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 623,64 km 21 Feb 1997 Sts-82 Crew (USA) ratified - current record World 4228
Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 248 673,7 kg 04 Jun 1998 Sts-91 And Mir-25 Crews (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 5452
Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 747 d 11 h 28 Aug 1999 Serguei Avdeyev (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 6249
Space records K_Absolute Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 8 d 21 h 53 min 25 sec 19 Mar 2001 Combined Sts-102 / Iss 5a.1 Crew Members (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 7178
Space records K_Absolute Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight 264 432,8 kg 18 Oct 2002 Sts-112 And Iss Crews (-i-) ratified - superseded since approved World 7541
Space records P-1 Duration 24 min 10 sec 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) ratified - current record World 9858
Space records P-1 Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft 102.9 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9859
Space records P-1 Length travelled along the trajectory from lift-off to touch down 46,27 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) ratified - current record World 9861

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