Longest spaceflight by a woman

According to Official Guinness Records,

On 23 November 2014 at 21:01 GMT, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti (Italy) set off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the International Space Station (ISS). She was to carry out scientific research into weightlessness. As it turned out, she also set a new world record as the woman who has spent the longest time in space in one unbroken session. It wasn’t until 11 June 2015 that she touched down again at 13:43 GMT, after 199 days 16 hr 43 min orbiting Earth.Samantha broke the previous record by Sunita Williams on 6 June 2015 at 15:04 GMT at 194 days, 18 hours and 3 minutes into her flight.

For a complete list of 2015 records, please visit 2015 Guinness Records in Kazakhstan.

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