NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio smiles during a spacewalk robotics training on May 11, 2022 in Building 9 of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio addresses his instructors and crew trainers in a ceremony at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio gets help putting on a spacesuit at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to train for spacewalks.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio converses with NASA Astronaut Loral O'Hara while wearing a spacesuit in a mockup of an International Space Station airlock as part of his training for his upcoming mission.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio trains for his upcoming mission to the International Space Station in a spacesuit at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio addresses a colleague during a spacewalk robotics training on May 11, 2022 in Building 9 of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio trains for his upcoming International Space Station mission in a T-38 jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio trains with hardware at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center before his flight to the International Space Station.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio trains for his upcoming International Space Station mission in a T-38 jet at Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio dons a spacesuit at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to train for spacewalks.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in the Blue Flight Control Room at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronaut candidate Frank Rubio poses for a portrait in the anechoic chamber, Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio addresses his instructors and crew trainers in a ceremony at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

iss068e012594 (Oct. 6, 2022) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio peers out of a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Rubio was observing the SpaceX Dragon Endurance spacecraft, carrying four SpaceX Crew-5 crew members, approach the orbital lab for a docking to the Harmony module's forward port.

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 orbiting lab flew 263 miles above southeastern England. Credit: NASA/Frank Rubio

iss068e026012 (Dec. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured working inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

jsc2017e114795 (Aug. 22, 2018) --- 2017 NASA Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio.

iss068e020555 (Nov. 2, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio scrubs cooling loops inside Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), or spacesuits, inside the International Space Station's Quest airlock.

iss068e020504 (Nov. 3, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured inside the International Space Station's U.S. Destiny laboratory module.

iss068e036064 (Jan. 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio peers through one of the seven windows in the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."

iss068e017315 (Oct. 17, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio poses in front of BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, during cargo activities aboard the International Space Station.

iss068e027723 (Dec. 7, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio replaces components inside the Combustion Integrated Rack, a research facility that enables safe observations of flame, fuel, and soot phenomena in microgravity.

iss068e022435 (Nov. 15, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured during a spacewalk tethered to the International Space Station's starboard truss structure. Behind Rubio, the last rays of an orbital sunset penetrate Earth's thin atmosphere as the space station flew 258 miles above the African nation of Algeria.

iss067e376730 (Sept. 21, 2022) --- NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (center) is greeted by fellow NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Bob Hines shortly after he arrived at the International Space Station. Rubio docked to the orbiting lab's Rassvet module earlier with Roscosmos cosmonauts (out of frame) Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin aboard the Soyuz MS-22 crew ship beginning a six-month space research mission.

iss067e379044 (Sept. 21, 2022) --- Expedition 67 Flight Engineers (from left) Kjell Lindgren and Frank Rubio, both NASA astronauts, pose for a portrait together inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."

iss068e027511_alt (Dec. 6, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio activates hardware for a space biology experiment that is studying how weightlessness affects genetic expression in microbes to understand bacterial adaptation and protect astronauts.

iss068e024574 (Nov. 26, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio works in the Microgravity Science Glovebox setting up hardware for the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation. The space physics study demonstrates a passive cooling system for electronic devices in microgravity using a micro-structured surface.

iss068e022442 (Nov. 15, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio points his camera toward himself and takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" with his helmet visor's reflective shield down during a spacewalk in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit.

iss068e022445 (Nov. 15, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio points his camera toward himself and takes an out-of-this-world "space-selfie" with his helmet visor's reflective shield up during a spacewalk in his Extravehicular Mobility Unit, or spacesuit.

iss068e006386 (Oct. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio has fun with fluid physics as he observes the behavior of a free-flying water bubble inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

iss068e028262 (Dec. 9, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio exchanges samples inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for the Pore Formation and Mobility Investigation. The space physics study demonstrates a passive cooling system for electronic devices in microgravity using a micro-structured surface.

iss068e020375 (Nov. 1, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio cleans fans. filters, and components inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) after rotating it down from its rack slot in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. The MSG hosts numerous space science experiments from physics to biology aboard the International Space Station. Credit: Josh Cassada/NASA

iss068e022317 (Nov. 15, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured suited up inside his Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU), or spacesuit, before beginning a seven-hour and 11-minute a spacewalk to ready the orbiting lab's starboard truss structure for future rollout solar array installation work. Credit: Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

iss068e017257 (Oct. 14, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio checks tomato plants growing inside the International Space Station for the XROOTS space botany study. The tomatoes were grown without soil using hydroponic and aeroponic nourishing techniques to demonstrate space agricultural methods to sustain crews on long term space flights farther away from Earth where resupply missions become impossible. Credit: Koichi Wakata/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

iss068e022427 (Nov. 15, 2022) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio is pictured suited up in his Extravehicular Mobility Unity (EMU), or spacesuit, in the International Space Station's Quest airlock. He and fellow NASA astronaut Josh Cassada (out of frame) conducted a seven-hour and 11-minute a spacewalk to ready the orbiting lab's starboard truss structure for future rollout solar array installation work. Credit: Josh Cassada/NASA

iss069e004389 (April 20, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio works to install the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer inside the Kibo laboratory module's airlock. After the airlock is depressurized, the Japanese robotic arm grapples the deployer and places it outside in the vacuum of microgravity pointing it away from the International Space Station. CubeSats from private, governmental, and academic organizations are then deployed into Earth orbit for a variety of research objectives.

iss069e004397 (April 20, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio works to install the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer inside the Kibo laboratory module's airlock. After the airlock is depressurized, the Japanese robotic arm grapples the deployer and places it outside in the vacuum of microgravity pointing it away from the International Space Station. CubeSats from private, governmental, and academic organizations are then deployed into Earth orbit for a variety of research objectives.

iss069e008406 (May 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio uses a glovebag to service the BioFabrication Facility, replacing and installing components inside the research device designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity and learn how to manufacture whole, fully-functioning human organs in space

iss069e036163 (July 24, 2023) -- Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio completes a Surface Avatar session in the Columbus Laboratory Module. Surface Avatar investigates how haptic controls, user interfaces and virtual reality could command and control surface-bound robots from long distances.

iss069e008316 (May 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio unpacks gear he will use to replace and install components inside the BioFabrication Facility, a research device designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity and learn how to manufacture whole, fully-functioning human organs in space.

iss069e011049 (May 17, 2023) --- From left, Expedition 69 Flight Engineers Frank Rubio of NASA and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) return the station’s Treadmill 2 to its normal configuration inside the International Space Station's Tranquility module after an inspection and cleaning of its electronic components.

iss069e00827 (May 2, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio uses a glovebag and services the BioFabrication Facility, replacing and installing components inside the research device designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity and learn how to manufacture whole, fully-functioning human organs in space.

iss067e379039 (Sept. 21, 2022) --- Expedition 67 Flight Engineers (from left) Jessica Watkins, Bob Hines, and Frank Rubio, all three NASA astronauts, pose for a portrait together inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world."

iss069e017995 (June 5, 2023) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio performs maintenance on the International Space Station's treadmill located in the Tranquility module.

iss068e032600 (Dec. 24, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineers (from left) Josh Cassada of NASA, Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Frank Rubio of NASA, pose for a photograph while sharing a meal on Christmas Eve inside the International Space Station's Unity module.

iss069e036839 (July 25, 2023) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio works on thinning Arabidopsis seedlings in Plant Habitat-03 aboard the International Space Station. Rubio is thinning the sprouts to retain a singular healthy plant per unit as the crew continues ongoing investigations of assessing whether adaptations in one generation of plants grown in space can transfer to the next.

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, arrive at the launch pad to board their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is carried to a medical tent shortly after he, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev landed in their Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, assisted by NASA ISS Program Manager Joel Montalbano, left, and NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate Ken Bowersox, right, walks to board the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he and Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA is seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA signs a photo inside the Cosmonaut Hotel prior to departing for building 254 in order to suitup for launch on a Soyuz rocket with fellow crewmates Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched on their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft later in the day from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, arrive at the launch pad to board their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is seen outside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is is seen inside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after he and Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA and Expedition 68 backup crewmember Loral O'Hara of NASA are seen as Rubio waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked prior to he and fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos launching onboard their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio answers a question at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio answers a question at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Frank Rubio, NASA Astronaut provides closing remarks at a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Frank Rubio, NASA Astronaut, speaks at a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio speaks at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio speaks at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio speaks at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio (far left) poses for a group photograph with his Expedition 68 crewmates in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston following a training to prepare for the unlikely event of emergency scenarios before their mission to the International Space Station.

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio left, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, center, and Dmitri Petelin sit in chairs outside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA dons his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Sergey Prokopyev, and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched on their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft later in the day from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA waves to family and colleagues as he waits to have his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked prior to he and fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos launching onboard their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA dons his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Sergey Prokopyev, right, and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked, while Expedition 68 backup crewmember Loral O'Hara of NASA looks on, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, left, Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, and Frank Rubio of NASA, right, give a thumbs up as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched on their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft later in the day from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, wave as they depart the Cosmonaut Hotel to suit-up for their Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched on their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft later in the day from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA dons his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Sergey Prokopyev, and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Frank Rubio, NASA Astronaut, speaks at a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio answers a question at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA is seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch with he and his crewmates, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

iss068e032486 (Dec. 25, 2022) --- Expedition 68 Flight Engineers (from left) Josh Cassada, Nicole Mann, and Frank Rubio, all from NASA, and Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), pose for a festive portrait on Christmas Day inside the cupola as the International Space Station orbited 270 miles above the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin are seen inside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft just minutes after they and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev, landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 69 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio holds a matryoshka doll he was gifted outside the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Sergey Prokopyev, in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The trio are returning to Earth after logging 371 days in space as members of Expeditions 68-69 aboard the International Space Station. For Rubio, his mission is the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut in history. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, wave farewell as they depart building 254 for the launch pad and their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Victor Zelentsov)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, along with Expedition 68 backup crewmembers Loral O'Hara of NASA, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, at the conclusion of a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev, and Petelin are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak to students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, dons his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Sergey Prokopyev, and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi speak to students at Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 68 crew members Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, top, Frank Rubio of NASA, and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, bottom, wave farewell prior to boarding the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin, will launch onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA joins fellow crewmates, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos in talking to family and friends after having their Russian Sokol suits pressure checked ahead of their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, dons his Russian Sokol suit as he and fellow crewmates Sergey Prokopyev, and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos has his Russian Sokol suit pressure checked as he and fellow crewmates, Frank Rubio of NASA, and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, prepare for their Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi are seen during a visit to Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, board the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft for launch, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokopyev and Petelin launched onboard the Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome for a mission on the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, along with Expedition 68 backup crewmembers Loral O'Hara of NASA, Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. Rubio, Prokoyev, and Petelin are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA Astronaut Candidate Frank Rubio answers a question during a live episode of the Administrator's monthly chat show, Watch This Space, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in the Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington. NASA's newest astronaut candidate class has started their two years of training, after which the new astronaut candidates could be assigned to missions performing research on the International Space Station, launching from American soil on spacecraft built by commercial companies, and launching on deep space missions on NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Astronauts Frank Rubio, left, and Marcos Berrios, speak at a staff engagement event that took place during a White House Hispanic Heritage month event titled “Soaring Together: Inspiring the Next Generation of Space Leaders” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, are seen in quarantine, behind glass, during a press conference, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

Expedition 68 astronaut Frank Rubio of NASA, left, and cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin of Roscosmos, right, are seen during the State Commission meeting to approve the Soyuz launch to the International Space Station, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, at the Cosmonaut Hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The trio are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Sept. 21. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

NASA astronauts Frank Rubio, second from left, and Stephen Bowen and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi present a montage to Rolling Terrace Elementary School principal Rosa Mensah to be displayed at the school, Friday, March 22, 2024, in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, center, is seen along with fellow NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi as the trio speaks with students, Friday, March 22, 2024, during a visit to Rolling Terrance Elementary School in Takoma Park, Maryland. Bowen and Alneyadi spent 186 days aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 69; while Rubio set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut, spending 371 days in orbit on an extended mission spanning Expeditions 68 and 69. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)