Russian Cosmonaut Sets Record For Most Time In Space (reuters.com) 41
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko set a world record for total time spent in space, "surpassing his compatriot Gennady Padalka who logged more than 878 days in orbit," reports Reuters. From the report: At 0830 GMT Kononenko broke the record, Roscosmos said. Kononenko is expected to reach a total of 1,000 days in space on June 5 and by late September he will have clocked 1,110 days. "I fly into space to do my favourite thing, not to set records," Kononenko told TASS in an interview from the International Space Station (ISS) where he is orbiting about 263 miles (423 km) from the earth. "I am proud of all my achievements, but I am more proud that the record for the total duration of human stay in space is still held by a Russian cosmonaut." The 59-year-old took the top spot from Padalka, who accumulated a total of 878 days, 11 hours, 29 minutes and 48 seconds, Roscosmos said.
Kononenko said that he worked out regularly to counter the physical effects of "insidious" weightlessness, but that it was on returning to earth that the realisation came of how much life he had missed out on. "I do not feel deprived or isolated," he said. "It is only upon returning home that the realisation comes that for hundreds of days in my absence the children have been growing up without a papa. No one will return this time to me." He said cosmonauts could now use video calls and messaging to keep in touch with relatives but getting ready for each new space flight became more difficult due to technological advances.
"The profession of a cosmonaut is becoming more complicated. The systems and experiments are becoming more complicated. I repeat, the preparation has not become easier," he said. Kononenko dreamed of going to space as a child and enrolled in an engineering institute, before undergoing cosmonaut training. His first space flight was in 2008. His current trip to the ISS launched last year on a Soyuz MS-24.
Kononenko said that he worked out regularly to counter the physical effects of "insidious" weightlessness, but that it was on returning to earth that the realisation came of how much life he had missed out on. "I do not feel deprived or isolated," he said. "It is only upon returning home that the realisation comes that for hundreds of days in my absence the children have been growing up without a papa. No one will return this time to me." He said cosmonauts could now use video calls and messaging to keep in touch with relatives but getting ready for each new space flight became more difficult due to technological advances.
"The profession of a cosmonaut is becoming more complicated. The systems and experiments are becoming more complicated. I repeat, the preparation has not become easier," he said. Kononenko dreamed of going to space as a child and enrolled in an engineering institute, before undergoing cosmonaut training. His first space flight was in 2008. His current trip to the ISS launched last year on a Soyuz MS-24.
Amazing (Score:5, Funny)
What lengths Russians go to to not be in Russia...
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What lengths Russians go to to not be in Russia...
Or Ukraine.
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Well, they ain't that long in Ukraine. On average.
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And Steiner's assault will bring it under control.
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An ad-hominem AND a non-sequitur in a single line?
The Russian troll farms are recovering, last year we could only have gotten one of them, at best. Ok, quality still didn't reach pre-war levels, but hey, what can you expect?
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Am I the only one who has the image of some dunce frothing at the mouth trying to find the relevant letters on an unfamiliar keyboard when reading drivel like that?
I have to admit, this is starting to get entertaining. I think if I manage to egg him on a bit more, he'll stop being coherent no later than 2 replies down. And the best part, I don't even have to hide it. It's like making fun of anti-vaxxers, you can tell them to their face that they're stupid enough to kill themselves in a vain attempt to spite
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I imagine a mouth breather with stains on their shirt from a meal yesterday. I also imagine a pungent smell.
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We've had that vax theme already in your last ad-hominem.
You know, I was praising your troll farm for finally recovering from the post-invasion drop of quality. Maybe I spoke too early. I miss the good old days. Russian trolls were really the best of the best, engaging in a trolling matchup used to be exhilarating. They could really carry a good trolling from one to the next level, switching up speed and engaging with the other side so they would actually find something to goad you into an emotional respons
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I could write a witty reply.
But I won't waste more thought on it than you did.
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Millions of ethnic Russians have been in Ukraine for their entire lives, Lenin carved off a piece of Russia and tacked it onto Ukraine to dilute the ethnic Ukrainian vote in the Politburo. The speak Russian as a first language, celebrate Russian festivals, many belong to the Russian Orthodox church. Because it's the most fertile portion of the country and has most of the natural resources the ethnic Ukrainians have been trying to expel them in favor of their own people since the 2014 coup.
And there's your
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Want me to tell you a few neat stories about Germans from the Sudetenland, Western and even more so Eastern Prussia and Silesia and the Banat Swabians?
Nobody gave half a fuck about them when they were expelled and "assimilated".
And now you again, why should I give a fuck about these Russians?
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And yet, Ukraine did not kick them out or engage in ethnic cleansing. The current leader is a native Russian speaker. Russia is still clearly and unambiguously the aggressor here and the originator of the war. Russia was the one invading Georgia, Russia was the taking over Crimea, Russia was the one sending soldiers to start a rebellion in Donbass, Russia was the one that invaded further into Ukraine for the further conflict. At no point did Ukraine invade any neighbors and at no point did NATO antagoni
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What ethnic cleansing did Ukraine engage in?
The civil war was started by a small commando team, lead by a Russian citizen, when they took over a city. The leader of the commandos also assisted with the takeover of Crimea. The insurgents help from other Russian soldiers (with the lame excuse that they were merely on vacation and helping the rebels on their own personal time), as well as getting Russian weapons. Russia granted veteran status to Wagner mercenaries who fought in the Donbas insurgency. This was
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It's called 'history', and was written about in the international press for 8 years, up to the entrance of Russia into the conflict. Post-Maidan there were three primary topics about Ukraine in the press, the rise of the neo-Nazis, the phenomenal corruption, and the attempts to drive ethnic Russians out of the Donbass. Of course the day that Russia sent its troops in all of that was immediately relabeled "Russian Propaganda" by the corporate press, but some people have a memory longer than that of a goldf
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It is understandable that people don't want to be in Ukraine, it is fighting a desperate war, started by a huge fascist neighbor. Tens of civilian locations were shot at with long range missiles only an hour or two ago. Here, photos from a hit in the suburban area of Mikolaev, where NATO's obviously devising its insidious anti-Russian activities. https://t.me/vanek_nikolaev/21... [t.me]
Why would one want to leave Russia and follow the footsteps of over 2500 of its top scientists who ran away in the past two years?
Unnecessary nationalism (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Unnecessary nationalism (Score:4, Insightful)
Bro it's literally part of his job to talk like that.
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To you, every Astronaut is an asshole? Because every nation that has produced more than a couple of them is up to some terrible shit, and PR is always part of their job.
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Especially if he wants a return ride home.
Re:Unnecessary nationalism (Score:4, Interesting)
Oh please, there's nothing wrong with someone taking pride in their country. It's incredibly common for medal winning Olympians to be both proud of their own accomplishments and proud of winning for their country after all.
There's nothing wrong with pride in ones country as long as it doesnt lead to the negativism of putting down the countries of others.
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Negativism? We can't all be the best. Hate to break it to you, but second place is just the first loser.
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Pride in ones nation doesnt have to mean you think your nation is better than others. I take pride in the work that I do but I dont think my work is better than anyone else could possibly do.
Putin the Merciful (Score:3)
"...but that it was on returning to earth that the realisation came of how much life he had missed out on.
Vladimir Putin, upon hearing this story, was filled with compassion. He immediately transferred Oleg Kononenko to a combat unit in Ukraine where "Comrade Oleg will quickly accumulate enough exciting experiences to last the rest of his life!"