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A NASA astronaut will spend nearly a year at the International Space Station, setting a record for women.
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Station astronaut Christina Koch will remain on board for about 11 months, until February.
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Record holder:(1) Highest stay: Scott Kelly- 340-day U.S. record.(2) Current record holder: Retired astronaut Peggy Whitson- 288 days for the longest single spaceflight by a woman.(3) Ms. Koch will break Peggy Whitson’s record at the end of December.
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The Hindu