Expedition 69 Astronaut Frank Rubio Discusses Record Breaking Mission with Media - Sept. 19, 2023

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition
69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio of NASA answered
questions and discussed his record-breaking
mission with media on Sept. 19. Rubio is in the midst
of a record setting long duration science mission
living and working aboard the microgravity
laboratory to advance scientific knowledge and
demonstrate new technologies. When Rubio returns
to Earth on Sept. 27 he will have spent a total of 371
days in space-the longest single spaceflight by a
US. astronaut. Research missions such as Rubio's
benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork
for future human exploration through the agency's
Artemis missions, which will send astronauts to the
Moon to prepare for future expeditions to Mars.