Valeri Polyakov, born April 27, 1942 in the former Soviet Union, holds the record for the longest single stay in space for a human. He stayed aboard Mir for 427 days, 18 hours. His total time in space is 678 days, 16 hours.
His first mission was aboard Soyuz TM-6 to Mir in August 1988. He participated in expeditions Mir EO-3 and Mir EO-4, returning to Earth on Soyuz TM-7 in April 1989.
His second and final flight was his record setting stay. He went into space aboard Soyuz TM-18 in January 1994. He participated in expeditions Mir EO-15, Mir EO-16 and Mir EO-17. He returned to Earth on Soyuz TM-20 in March 1995, after more than 14 months.
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