Astronauts and Cosmonauts

Space travelers have spent over 41, 790 (114.5 man-years) in space, including over 100 astronaut-days of . -WikiAs of 2008, the man with the longest cumulative time in space is, who has spent 803 days, 9 hours and 39 minutes, or 2.2 years, in space. -Wikiholds the record for the most time in space by a woman, 377 days.

As of 2015, 70 different government space agencies are in existence; 13 of those have launch capability. Six government space agencies - the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the European Space Agency (ESA), the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA or Roscosmos) - have full launch capabilities; these include the ability to launch and recover multiple satellites, deploy cryogenic rocket engines and operate extraterrestrial probes. Only three currently operating government space agencies in the world - NASA, the RFSA and the CNSA - are capable of human spaceflight. -Wiki