Wisconsin native and NASA astronaut Jeff Williams set the record for most cumulative days in space Wednesday. NASA tweeted the news congratulating the Space Station Commander.
Congrats @Astro_Jeff, who today has most cumulative days (520) in space by a NASA astronaut: https://t.co/SoVeFP5wcq pic.twitter.com/hwPao2IfUB
— NASA (@NASA) August 24, 2016
Williams is scheduled to land back on earth on September 6th. He will have spent a record 534 days in space.
.@Astro_Jeff is now the U.S. record holder for most cumulative days in space! See images: https://t.co/VJW7ccKMW4 pic.twitter.com/UFPOs16lAB
— NASA (@NASA) August 24, 2016
Read more about Commander Jeff Williams record here.