Space · astronaut
Gennady Padalka
RUSSIAN FEDERAL SPACE AGENCY (ROSCOSMOS)
RUSSIAN
RETIRED
Career
Time in space
878 d 11 h
Spacewalks
10
38 h 37 m outside
Flights
5
5 landings
Status
Retired
Nationality
RussianBorn
21 Jun 1958First flight
13 Aug 1998Most recent flight
27 Mar 2015Type
GovernmentLinks
WikipediaBiography
Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (Russian: Гeннадий Иванович Падалка; born 21 June 1958 in Krasnodar, Russia) is a Russian Air Force officer and an RKA cosmonaut. Padalka currently has the world record for the most time spent in space, having spent 879 days in space, more than any other person. He worked on both Mir and the International Space Station.
Flight log
Flights
| No. | Flight | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-16M | 27 Mar 2015 |
| 04 | Soyuz FG | Soyuz TMA-04M | 15 May 2012 |
| 03 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-14 | 26 Mar 2009 |
| 02 | Soyuz-FG | Soyuz TMA-4 | 19 Apr 2004 |
| 01 | Soyuz-U | Soyuz TM-28 | 13 Aug 1998 |
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Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026