A US astronaut has broken the record for the longest any man has been in an orbit mission. Frank Rubio spent more than 355 days aboard the International Space Station. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
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00:00 A US astronaut has broken the record for the longest any man has been in an orbit mission.
00:06 Frank Rubio spent more than 355 days aboard the International Space Station.
00:12 Science Alert reports Rubio saw the experience as a challenge and as a blessing.
00:17 Rubio is looking to reach the 365-day milestone.
00:21 The world record is held by Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov at 437 days.
00:28 Rubio's return to Earth is set on September 27.
00:31 At that point, he will have spent 371 days in space.
00:36 That means his original plan of staying six months dramatically changed.
00:41 The US record for most days in space over a lifetime is held by former astronaut Peggy Whitson,
00:47 with 675 days during several missions.