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Japan, Canada and Europe. NASA astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria has flown the longest U.S. space. station mission to date, at 215 days. Valeri Polyakov, a Russian cosmonaut, spent 437 days in. space during one mission. A space shuttle crew is typically five to seven crewmembers. We have. carried as few as two and as many as eight at one time, and space shuttle missions have been as. short as two days and as long as 18 days.
Space can be dangerous. Astronauts need a space suit that protects them from extreme hot and cold. The space suit must have air so that astronauts can breathe. Astronauts can work outside in space if they're wearing a spacesuit. Maybe one day you'll be able to go to space on holiday! Scientists are working on spaces suits that tourists can wear. Click on the picture to find out more about NASA space suits.