Most people in orbit at once
The current most people in orbit at once record is 19 people, held by ISS, Tiangong and Crew Dragon crews, set on September 11, 2024. Last checked October 14, 2026.
19
people
ISS, Tiangong and Crew Dragon crews
- Holder
- ISS, Tiangong and Crew Dragon crews
- Record
- 19 people
- Exact figure
- 19 people in orbit at the same time (no docking)
- Location
- Low Earth orbit
- Date set
- September 11, 2024
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia List of spaceflight records
- guinnessworldrecords.com Most people in orbit at the same time
- usatoday.com Iss astronaut space record
- spaceflightnow.com Nasa astronaut don pettit to make fourth trip to the international space station
- spacepolicyonline.com Soyuz ms crew sets new record of people in orbit
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