"Astronaut Frank Rubio: One Year in Space, A Record-Breaking Journey"

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has reached one year in space, breaking the US mission record for the longest continuous time spent in space. Rubio, along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, has been aboard the International Space Station since September 2022. Originally planned for a six-month mission, their stay was extended due to an external leak in their spacecraft caused by a micrometeorite impact. Rubio and his colleagues will return to Earth on September 27, having spent 371 consecutive days in space. During their mission, they conducted various scientific experiments and Rubio expressed excitement to reunite with his family upon return.