Ten Longest Human Space Flights
| # | Time in space | Crew | Country | Launch date (Launch craft) | Landing date (Landing craft) | Space Station or mission type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 437.7 days | Valeri Polyakov | Russia | 1994-01-08 (Soyuz TM-18) | 1995-03-22 (Soyuz TM-20) | Mir |
| 2 | 379.6 days | Sergei Avdeyev | Russia | 1998-08-13 (Soyuz TM-28) | 1999-08-28 (Soyuz TM-29) | Mir |
| 3 | 364.9 days | Vladimir Titov Musa Manarov |
Soviet Union | 1987-12-21 (Soyuz TM-4) | 1988-12-21 (Soyuz TM-6) | Mir |
| 4 | 326.5 days | Yuri Romanenko | Soviet Union | 1987-02-5 (Soyuz TM-2) | 1987-12-29 (Soyuz TM-3) | Mir |
| 5 | 311.8 days | Sergei Krikalev | Soviet Union/ Russia | 1991-05-18 (Soyuz TM-12) | 1992-03-25 (Soyuz TM-13) | Mir |
| 6 | 240.9 days | Valeri Polyakov | Soviet Union | 1988-08-29 (Soyuz TM-6) | 1989-04-7 (Soyuz TM-7) | Mir |
| 7 | 215.4 days | Mikhail Tyurin Michael Lopez-Alegria |
Russia United States |
2006-09-18 (Soyuz TMA-9) | 2007-04-21 (Soyuz TMA-9) | International Space Station |
| 8 | 207.5 days | Talgat Musabayev Nikolai Budarin |
Russia | 1998-01-29 (Soyuz TM-27) | 1998-08-25 (Soyuz TM-27) | Mir |
| 9 | 198.7 days | Gennady Padalka | Russia | 2009-03-26 (Soyuz TMA-14) | 2009-10-11 (Soyuz TMA-14) | International Space Station |
| 10 | 198.6 days | Gennady Padalka | Russia | 1998-08-13 (Soyuz TM-28) | 1999-02-28 (Soyuz TM-28) | Mir |
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