"NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Shatters U.S. Spaceflight Record"
TL;DR
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has broken the U.S. record for the longest spaceflight, surpassing the previous record of 355 days. Rubio, who arrived at the International Space Station last September, will have spent 371 days in space when he returns to Earth on September 27. The world record for the longest spaceflight is held by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov at 437 days.
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