Although Latinos are underrepresented in science and technology, Frank Rubio is part of a small but influential group of Hispanic astronauts.
By the time you read this,, who was chosen as one of 12 astronaut candidates from NASA’s largest pool of applicants in history, will already be starting his two-year basic training.
Rubio flew over 600 hours of combat missions during deployments to Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq as a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot.This list of accomplishments was not enough for Rubio. He applied to become an astronaut and at 41, was chosen out of more than 18,000 applicants. Rubio, who is married and has 4 children, was serving as battalion surgeon for the 3rd Battalion of the 10th Special Forces Group in the U.S. Army when he was selected.
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