NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after spending record 371 days in space
Published On: Sep 30, 2023
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on September 27 after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the longest U.S. spaceflight — a result of the extended stay. The trio landed in a remote area of Kazakhstan, descending in a Soyuz capsule. What should have been a 180-day mission turned into a 371-day stay. Rubio spent more than two weeks longer in space than Mark Vande Hei, who held NASA's previous endurance record for a single spaceflight. Russia holds the world record of 437 days, set in the mid-1990s.
