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| Class | Sub-Class | Type of record | Performance | Date Sort ascending | Claimant | Status | Region | ID | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Space records | K_Absolute | Altitude | 1 408,16 km | 15 Sep 2024 | Sarah Gillis (USA) (20437) | ratified - current record | World | 20437 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-1 | Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft | 112,01 km | 04 Oct 2004 | Brian Binnie (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 9881 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-1 | Minimum time between two consecutive flights in a reusable vehicle | 4 d 23 h 15 min 9 sec | 04 Oct 2004 | Brian Binnie (USA) (9882) | ratified - current record | World | 9882 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-1 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 1 439,8 kg | 04 Oct 2004 | Brian Binnie (USA) (10434) | ratified - current record | World | 10434 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-1 | Duration | 24 min 10 sec | 29 Sep 2004 | Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9858) | ratified - current record | World | 9858 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-1 | Length travelled along the trajectory from lift-off to touch down | 46,27 km | 29 Sep 2004 | Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9861) | ratified - current record | World | 9861 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-1 | Number of people in suborbital flight | 1 | 29 Sep 2004 | Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9862) | ratified - current record | World | 9862 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-2 | Altitude in elliptical orbit | 622,77 km | 21 Feb 1997 | Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4227) | ratified - current record | World | 4227 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-2 | Altitude in para-circular orbit | 623,64 km | 21 Feb 1997 | Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4228) | ratified - current record | World | 4228 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-2 | Duration | 17 d 15 h 53 min 17 sec | 07 Dec 1996 | Sts-80 Crew (USA) (3915) | ratified - current record | World | 3915 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Accumulated space flight time | 223 d 2 h 53 min 17 sec | 26 Sep 1996 | Shannon Lucid (USA) (3681) | ratified - current record | World | 3681 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Extravehicular duration in space | 8 h 20 min | 13 May 1992 | Sts-49 Crew (USA) (9819) | ratified - current record | World | 9819 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Extravehicular duration in space | 8 h 20 min | 13 May 1992 | Sts-49 Crew (USA) (9825) | ratified - current record | World | 9825 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K_Absolute | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 114 969,8 kg | 02 Aug 1991 | Sts-43 Crew (USA) (9836) | ratified - current record | World | 9836 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-2 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 114 969,8 kg | 02 Aug 1991 | Sts-43 Crew (USA) (9837) | ratified - current record | World | 9837 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | P-2 | Greatest mass lifted to greatest altitude | 20 477 kg | 09 Apr 1983 | Sts-6 (USA) (9838) | ratified - current record | World | 9838 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of a complete mission to a celestial body with return | 301 h 51 min 57 sec | 19 Dec 1972 | Eugene A. Cernan (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2309 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body | 147 h 41 min 13 sec | 16 Dec 1972 | Ronald E. Evans (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2308 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by an astronaut | 21 h 31 min 44 sec | 14 Dec 1972 | Eugene A. Cernan (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2310 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Distance covered on board a vehicle on the surface of the celestial body | 7 370 m | 13 Dec 1972 | Eugene A. Cernan (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2307 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay on the surface of the celestial body | 71 h 02 min 13 sec | 23 Apr 1972 | John Watts Young (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2303 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Greatest mass landed on the celestial body | 8 257,6 kg | 21 Apr 1972 | John Watts Young (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2301 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body | 61 h 34 min 39 sec | 26 May 1969 | Thomas P. Stafford (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2304 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 127 980 kg | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) | ratified - current record | World | 2319 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-3 | Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft | 377 668,9 km | 27 Dec 1968 | Frank Borman (USA) (19151) | ratified - current record | World | 19151 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-2 | Altitude in elliptical orbit | 1 369 km | 15 Sep 1966 | Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9537) | ratified - current record | World | 9537 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-1 | Altitude | 186,307 km | 05 May 1961 | Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (9519) | ratified - current record | World | 9519 | → | ⌄ | |
| Space records | K-1 | Greatest mass lifted to altitude | 1 832,51 kg | 05 May 1961 | Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) (9520) | ratified - current record | World | 9520 | → | ⌄ |
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