NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is set to break the record for the longest-ever space mission conducted by an American astronaut — by accident.
Rubio traveled to the International Space Station on Sept. 21, 2022, expecting to carry out a six-month mission. But now, he’ll stay in space for over a year. That will make his mission the longest-ever by an American astronaut, surpassing Mark Vande Hei’s 2022 mission record of 355 days and Scott Kelly‘s 340-day mission, which ended in 2016.
The replacement MS-23 spacecraft was launched and docked with the International Space Station on Feb. 23 to bring the crew safely back to Earth. Rubio is now expected to return to Earth aboard the MS-23 on Sept. 27 or later, after a total of 371 days in space.
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