NASA astronaut Frank Rubio spoke to Fox News Digital about the changes to exercise and nutrition crews need to make when going from an eight-day to eight-month mission in space.
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officials announced over the weekend that the troubled spacecraft would return to Earth without them. To get the astronauts home, SpaceX will launch a Dragon capsule with two astronauts to the space station in September, instead of four as scheduled, and return in February with four astronauts, Wilmore and Williams included.
astronaut Frank Rubio holds the record for the longest single-duration spaceflight for a U.S. astronaut and has some experience being in a comparable situation to Wilmore and Williams. On Sept. 21, 2022, Rubio was launched into space for the first time on a Soyuz spacecraft alongside Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The spacecraft experienced a coolant leak, resulting in an extended mission until another Soyuz capsule could be launched to replace the damaged vessel.
and knowing all sorts of testing and analysis is being done to ensure the crew is safe. 'That really gives you a lot of comfort, and it also helps with dealing with those difficulties of knowing that your mission is extended,' he said. 'The fact that, you know, that this was the safest route possible really helps you cope in a great way.' BOEING STARLINER LAUNCHES 2
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