Jeff Williams Breaks US Space Record

American astronaut Jeff Williams has set a new record for most cumulative time in space for a U.S. astronaut. On Wednesday, Williams surpassed 520 days living in space, breaking Scott Kelly’s record set during his nearly year-long mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams will be heading back to Earth on September 6, which will extend his record to 534 days. The first 10 days of Williams’ time in space date back to 2000, when he was a flight engineer aboard...

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