Endurance Record

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio Breaks U.S. Space Endurance Record

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has set a new U.S. single-flight endurance record by spending over 370 days in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Rubio, along with cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, was originally scheduled to return to Earth in March but had to extend their stay due to a coolant leak on their Soyuz MS-22 ferry ship. They are now set to return on September 27, marking the first time an American astronaut has spent over a year in space. Rubio's record surpasses the previous mark set by Mark Vande Hei of 355 days.