He could not return in December 2022 due to an inconvenience from the Space Station and has already exceeded 355 days.
He astronaut Frank Rubioof Salvadoran origin, broke the record for longest mission in orbit performed by an americanwhen passing more than 355 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS)as officially reported.
Rubio has scheduled to return to Earth on September 27, and, in this way, will have spent 371 days in space then. “In some ways, it was an incredible challenge. But in other ways, it was an incredible blessing“, declared the astronaut, during a talk with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) broadcast live.
In addition, the astronaut revealed his plans to further extend his stay on the ISS and reach the 365-day mark in orbitwhich he considers a significant milestone for your nation. “CI think it will be a really important achievement for our nation“, he stated in statements collected by the AFP agency.
ASTRNAUT.jpg
Who had the previous record
He previous record for an American astronaut was established in 2022 by Mark Vandewho remained in space for 355 days. It should be noted that the absolute world brand Belongs to Russian cosmonaut Valeri Poliakovwho accumulated a total of 437 days away from Earth.
Source: Ambito
