Astronaut Frank Rubio has now been in low-Earth orbit for more than 355 days, breaking the record for the longest space mission by a US astronaut.
Rubio — who has been on the International Space Station since September 2022 — bested the previous record, held by retired
is expected to air the footage on Tuesday at 11 a.m. ET on its media channel. “Rubio’s journey in space embodies the essence of exploration,” and Roscosmos decided to extend his stay because Russia had sent a crew of two people to the space station to film a movie. Vande Hei’s return was delayed to allow for the additional traffic to the orbiting laboratory, though he said at the time that he had known his mission might be extended before he arrived. Before Vande Hei, US astronaut Scott Kelly held the title for longest spaceflight by an American with his 340-day mission.
and Roscosmos that was hashed out in the summer of 2022. said in a statement that inking such a deal with Russia was crucial to ensure “continued safe operations” of the space station. If either the Russian Soyuz spacecraft or the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule were to run into issues and be taken out of service, a seat-swap agreement would ensure that both US astronauts and Russian cosmonauts would still have access to the space station.
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