I mean why is he still an astronaut ? I get he is NASA trained and they paid for him, but he was launched and landed in a Russian Soyuz (and thats what he trained for).

Just like how Bill Gates is the richest man in the world, while Carlos Slim is the richest hombre in the world.

correct. But they need to make this correction.

“ . . . 340 days, more than any astronaut has even spent in space for a single stretch.”

I guess after you’ve seen a thousand sudden sunrises, been kissed by billions of stars, and hurtled through the sky riding on gossamer solar wings, it’s tough to keep working.