Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut and father of four, has just returned to Earth following the completion of a 371-day mission at the International Space Station.

Frank Rubio, who was born in Los Angeles, joined NASA in 2017. He is the first astronaut of Salvadoran descent to travel to low-Earth orbit.

In photos: Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti takes Europe's historic 1st female spacewalk Another photo of the Soyuz astronaut launch taken from the International Space Station on Sept. 21, 2022.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio holds the record for the longest U.S. space flight, but he wasn't trying to earn that title. In September 2022, Rubio was deployed to the International Space Station ...

iss068e017867 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," as the ...

During NASA astronaut Frank Rubio's year in space, a dwarf tomato he harvested floated away from him. International Space Station astronauts retrieved the tomato's remains 8 months later.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian cosmonauts landed Wednesday morning after spending 371 days in space, an American record. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and two Russian crewmates parachuted to a landing on the remote steppe of Kazakhstan on Wednesday, capping a 371-day mission at the International Space Station, the ...

Astronaut Frank Rubio has now been in low-Earth orbit for more than 355 days, breaking the record for the longest space mission by a US astronaut. CNN values your feedback 1.

Rubio became the first U.S. astronaut, and one of only six people, to spend a year in space. On September 11, Rubio beat the previous record of 355 days set by Mark Vande Hei in 2022.

Lt. Col. Frank Rubio poses for an official NASA photo in front of a T-38. Basic astronaut mission specialists must record four hours a month, and mission commanders and pilots must record 15 hours ...