A US astronaut involuntarily set a record for time spent in orbit, after his mission home was aborted and added 6 months to his trip

Thu, 09/28/2023 - 07:57

Frank Rubio is shown being carried away in his astronaut garb, smilling and waving at the camera after landing back to Earth. — Frank Rubio landed back on Earth on Wednesday after 371 days on the ISS. His mission was originally meant to last six months.
NASA/Bill Ingalls

US astronaut Frank Rubio landed back on Earth Wednesday after 371 days in space.
He was meant to only spend half that time in space, but was stranded by a technical failure.
He "probably would have declined" the mission had he known its true length, he said.

US astronaut Frank Rubio became an unwilling record-holder after spending 371 days on the International Space Station (ISS), the longest time spent on a single spaceflight by any NASA astronaut.