Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut, has become the first American to spend an entire consecutive year in space. After witnessing his remarkable journey, the world eagerly awaits his return to Earth on September 27, 2023.Frank Rubio’s historic feat unfolded aboard the International Space Station (ISS), where he was stationed alongside Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin.
Initially planned for a standard duration, their mission took an unexpected turn when a micrometeorite impact caused a coolant leak in their Soyuz capsule.
This incident led to a reshuffling of assignments from the Russian space agency, Roscosmos. An empty Soyuz capsule was sent into space.
At the same time, Rubio and his Russian counterparts had to step in and shoulder the responsibilities of cosmonauts and astronauts who were initially scheduled to join them.Amid this extraordinary challenge, the US-born Latino astronaut and NASA found a way to celebrate the occasion with a live interview from the ISS.Frank Rubio, the Salvadoran American stuck in space is staying positiveMichael Peña stars in ‘A Million Miles Away,’ the inspiring true story of a migrant astronautFrom McDonald’s to NASA: Katya Echazarreta to inspire Hispanic students to achieve their dreams of higher educationDuring the interview, Rubio was candid about his feelings regarding the extended mission. “If they had asked me upfront before training because you do train for a year or two years for your mission, I probably would have declined,” Rubio told reporters. “That’s only because of family things that were going on this past year, and had I known that I would have had to miss those very important events, I just would have had to say ‘thank you, but no thank you.’”Rubio’s.
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