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One More Orbit – Circumnavigation
July 15 , 2019
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- The One More Orbitcrew led by Action Aviation chairman Hamish Harding and astronaut Terry Virts has completed its circumnavigation of the world on July 11.
- The One More Orbit mission marks both the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, and the 500th anniversary of the first global circumnavigation, started in 1519 by Ferdinand Magellan.
- It was completed in a Gulfstream G650ER: the fastest ultra-long-range business jet.
- Pitstops: Kazakhstan, Mauritius and Chile.
- Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka was part of the 8-member crew.
- Padalka is the world's current record holder for total days spent in space (879 days).
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