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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
U-3 True altitude 4 584,19 m 21 Aug 2025 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics team (USA) (20933) preliminary record claim received World 20933
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U-3 Duration - Time 39 h 17 min 7 sec 18 Feb 2022 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (USA) (19634) ratified - current record World 19634
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U-1 Duration - Time 454 h 30 min 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) (19561) ratified - current record World 19561
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U-1 True altitude 23 209 m 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) (19562) ratified - current record World 19562
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U-1 Distance over an out and return course 70,00 km 14 Sep 2020 Sunbirds SAS (FRA) (19349) ratified - current record World 19349
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U-1 Duration - Time 2 h 20 min 14 Sep 2020 Sunbirds SAS (FRA) (19350) ratified - current record World 19350
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U-3 Speed Over a Straight Course of 50 m to 25 km 114,24 km/h 04 Nov 2018 Timothy Trowbridge (SUI) (18782) ratified - current record World 18782
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U-1.c Duration 336 h 22 min 8 sec 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (16053) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16053
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U-1.c True altitude 21 562 m 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (16054) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16054
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U-1 True altitude 21 562 m 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (18683) ratified - superseded since approved World 18683
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U-1 Duration - Time 336 h 22 min 8 sec 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (18682) ratified - superseded since approved World 18682
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U-1 Duration - Time 31 min 12 sec 03 May 2008 Gary B. Fogel (USA) (18812) ratified - current record World 18812
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U-1 Distance in a straight line 12,72 km 03 May 2008 Gary B. Fogel (USA) (18813) ratified - current record World 18813
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Parachuting G-1 Longest sequence 17 points 16 Sep 2007 Team (-) (14824) ratified - superseded since approved World 14824
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Parachuting G-1 Longest sequence 15 points 06 Aug 2007 Team (-) (14786) ratified - superseded since approved World 14786
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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) (9881) ratified - current record World 9881
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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
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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
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Space records P-1 Duration 24 min 10 sec 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9858) ratified - current record World 9858
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Space records P-1 Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft 102.9 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9859) ratified - superseded since approved World 9859
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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
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Space records P-1 Number of people in suborbital flight 1 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9862) ratified - current record World 9862
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Parachuting G-1 Longest sequence 13 points 22 Oct 2003 Team (-) (7971) ratified - superseded since approved World 7971
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Experimental / New Technologies U-1.d True altitude 29 524 m 14 Aug 2001 Team/Crew (7086) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7086
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U-1 True altitude 29 524 m 14 Aug 2001 Greg Kendall (USA) (18685) ratified - current record World 18685
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 622,77 km 21 Feb 1997 Sts-82 Crew (USA) (4227) ratified - current record World 4227
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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
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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
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Space records K-2 Duration 437 d 17 h 58 min 17 sec 22 Mar 1995 Valeri V. Poliakov (RUS) (2511) ratified - current record World 2511
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Space records P-2 Duration 16 d 15 h 08 min 46 sec 18 Mar 1995 Sts-67 Crew (USA) (2506) ratified - superseded since approved World 2506
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Space records P-2 Duration 14 d 17 h 54 min 50 sec 23 Jul 1994 Sts-65 Crew (-i-) (1781) ratified - superseded since approved World 1781
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 591.21 km 13 Dec 1993 Sts-61 Crew (-i-) (919) ratified - superseded since approved World 919
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Space records K-2 Duration 236 d 22 h 49 min 04 sec 02 Oct 1984 Leonid Kizim (URS) (9534) ratified - superseded since approved World 9534
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 470.206 km 13 Apr 1984 Sts-41c Crew (USA) (9529) ratified - superseded since approved World 9529
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Space records P-2 Duration 10 d 7 h 47 min 24 sec 08 Dec 1983 Sts-9 Crew (USA) (9826) ratified - superseded since approved World 9826
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 332.051 km 09 Apr 1983 Sts-6 (USA) (9841) ratified - superseded since approved World 9841
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Space records K-2 Duration 211 d 9 h 4 min 32 sec 10 Dec 1982 A. N. Beresovoy (URS) (9536) ratified - superseded since approved World 9536
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Space records P-2 Duration 8 d 0 h 4 min 45 sec 30 Mar 1982 Sts-3 Crew (USA) (9833) ratified - superseded since approved World 9833
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Space records P-2 Altitude in para-circular orbit 258.7 km 12 Nov 1981 Sts-2 Crew (USA) (1532) ratified - superseded since approved World 1532
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Space records P-2 Duration 2 d 6 h 20 min 52 sec 14 Apr 1981 Sts-1 Crew (USA) (9244) ratified - superseded since approved World 9244
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Space records P-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 272,2 km 14 Apr 1981 Sts-1 Crew (USA) (9245) ratified - superseded since approved World 9245
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Space records P-2 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 96 450,3 kg 14 Apr 1981 Sts-1 Crew (USA) (9246) ratified - superseded since approved World 9246
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Space records P-2 Distance travelled 1 508 202 km 14 Apr 1981 Sts-1 Crew (USA) (9247) ratified - superseded since approved World 9247
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Space records P-2 Greatest mass lifted to greatest altitude 2 117,4 kg 14 Apr 1981 Sts-1 Crew (USA) (9248) ratified - superseded since approved World 9248
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Space records K-2 Duration 177 d 01 h 20 min 21 sec 19 Aug 1979 Valery V. Ryumin (URS) (9798) ratified - superseded since approved World 9798
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Space records K-2 Duration 96 d 10 h 0 min 20 sec 16 Mar 1978 Yuri Victorovich Romanenko (URS) (9522) ratified - superseded since approved World 9522
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Space records K-2 Altitude while linked 237 km 24 Jul 1975 Thomas P. Stafford (USA) (9567) ratified - superseded since approved World 9567
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Space records K-2 Duration 84 d 1 h 15 min 30,8 sec 08 Feb 1974 Gerald P. Carr (USA) (9564) ratified - superseded since approved World 9564
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Space records K-2 Distance travelled 39 309 606 km 25 Sep 1973 Alan LaVern Bean (USA) (9441) ratified - superseded since approved World 9441
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Space records K-2 Duration 28 d 00 h 49 min 49 sec 22 Jun 1973 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) (9438) ratified - superseded since approved World 9438
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