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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
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 (USA) (9580) ratified - superseded since approved World 9580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-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 (USA) (9725) ratified - superseded since approved World 9725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-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Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 125 h 46 min 50 sec 25 Apr 1972 Thomas K. Mattingly (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2302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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 5 020 m 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10287) ratified - superseded since approved World 10287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surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 18 h 18 min 26 sec 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10289) ratified - superseded since approved World 10289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K-3 Greatest mass lifted into Lunar Orbit from Earth 34 593 kg 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10292) ratified - superseded since approved World 10292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records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 18 h 18 min 26 sec 07 Aug 1971 David R. Scott (USA) (10310) ratified - superseded since approved World 10310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K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 9 h 12 min 27 sec 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10301) ratified - superseded since approved World 10301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of the celestial body by an astronaut 9 h 12 min 27 sec 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10304) ratified - superseded since approved World 10304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covered on foot on the surface of the celestial body 1 454 m 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (10308) ratified - superseded since approved World 10308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_Absolute Duration 17 d 0 h 59,53 min 58 sec 19 Jun 1970 Andryan Grigoryevich Nikolaev (URS) (9344) ratified - superseded since approved World 9344
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Space records K_Absolute Absolute distance 11 880 027 km 19 Jun 1970 Andryan Grigoryevich Nikolaev (URS) (9345) ratified - superseded since approved World 9345
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Space records K-2 Duration 424 h 58 min 55 sec 19 Jun 1970 Andryan Grigoryevich Nikolaev (URS) (9433) ratified - superseded since approved World 9433
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 11 880 027 km 19 Jun 1970 Andryan Grigoryevich Nikolaev (URS) (9434) ratified - superseded since approved World 9434
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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_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 7 d 37 min 52 sec 20 Nov 1969 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (19148) ratified - superseded since approved World 19148
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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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Space records K-3 Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 3 h 52 min 06 sec 19 Nov 1969 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (19149) ratified - superseded since approved World 19149
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled while linked 123 425 km 18 Oct 1969 Georgy Stepanovich Shonin (URS) (9578) ratified - superseded since approved World 9578
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Space records K-2 Duration 4 h 24 min 29 sec 18 Oct 1969 Georgy Stepanovich Shonin (URS) (9591) ratified - superseded since approved World 9591
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 2 h 31 min 40 sec 24 Jul 1969 Neil A. Armstrong (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2324
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay on the surface of the celestial body 21 h 36 min 21 sec 21 Jul 1969 Neil A. Armstrong (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2321
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Space records K-3 Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut 2 h 31 min 40 sec 21 Jul 1969 Neil A. Armstrong (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2322
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 59 h 27 min 50 sec 21 Jul 1969 Michael Collins (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2323
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Space records K-3 Greatest mass landed on the celestial body 7 326,9 kg 20 Jul 1969 Neil A. Armstrong (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2320
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Space records K-3 Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return 192 h 03 min 23 sec 26 May 1969 Thomas P. Stafford (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2305
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Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 21 h 36 min 31 sec 13 Mar 1969 James A. McDivitt (USA) (9593) ratified - superseded since approved World 9593
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Space records K-2 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 28 429 kg 13 Mar 1969 James A. McDivitt (USA) (9432) ratified - superseded since approved World 9432
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled while linked 523 458 km 13 Mar 1969 James A. McDivitt (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9576
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Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 4 h 33 min 49 sec 18 Jan 1969 Vladimir Alexandrovich Shatalov (URS) (9592) ratified - superseded since approved World 9592
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 37 min 00 sec 18 Jan 1969 Alexei Ellisseev (URS) (9759) ratified - superseded since approved World 9759
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Space records K_Absolute Altitude 377 668,9 km 27 Dec 1968 Frank Borman (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2317
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Space records K_Absolute Accumulated space flight time 23 d 20 h 10 min 16 sec 27 Dec 1968 James A. Lovell Jr. (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2314
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Space records K-3 Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 20 h 06 min 48 sec 27 Dec 1968 Frank Borman (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2315
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Space records K-3 Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return 147 h 00 min 42 sec 27 Dec 1968 Frank Borman (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2316
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Space records K-2 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 14 769 kg 22 Oct 1968 Walter M. Schirra (USA) (9428) ratified - superseded since approved World 9428
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled in group flight (but not linked) 558 072 km 10 Apr 1967 Frank Borman (USA) (10313) ratified - superseded since approved World 10313
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Space records K-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 763,4 km 21 Jul 1966 John Watts Young (USA) (9427) ratified - superseded since approved World 9427
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Space records K_Absolute Absolute distance Precision landing: 6,21 km 21 Jul 1966 John Watts Young (USA) (10285) ratified - superseded since approved World 10285
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Space records K-2 Duration in group flight (but not linked) 20 h 02 min 39 sec 18 Dec 1965 Walter M. Schirra (USA) (9341) ratified - superseded since approved World 9341
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Space records K-2 Duration 330 hr 35 min 18 Dec 1965 Frank Borman (USA) (9339) ratified - superseded since approved World 9339
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 5 331 752 km 29 Aug 1965 Gordon L. Cooper (USA) (9337) ratified - superseded since approved World 9337
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Space records K-2 Duration 190 h 55 min 14 sec 29 Aug 1965 Gordon L. Cooper (USA) (9338) ratified - superseded since approved World 9338
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Space records K-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 497,7 km 19 Mar 1965 Pavel Ivanovich Beliaev (URS) (9335) ratified - superseded since approved World 9335
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Space records K_Absolute Extravehicular duration in space 12 min 09 sec 18 Mar 1965 Pavel Ivanovich Beliaev (URS) (9336) ratified - superseded since approved World 9336
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Space records K-2 Duration 24 h 17 min 03 sec 13 Oct 1964 Vladimir M. Komarov (URS) (9356) ratified - superseded since approved World 9356
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