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ARTEMIS III // Mission Specialist

Frank Rubio

Army aviator, physician and record-setting long-duration astronaut bringing 371 continuous days in orbit to Artemis III.
NASA selection
2017 astronaut class
Hometown
Miami, Florida
Military
U.S. Army colonel
Medical
Family physician & flight surgeon
Frank Rubio in the orange Orion Crew Survival System suit
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OFFICIAL ARTEMIS III PORTRAITNASA / BILL STAFFORD
FLIGHT RECORD
371Days in orbit
3Spacewalks
1,100+Flight hours
CREW // A3

01 // Background

Built for complex missions.

Frank Rubio combines military aviation, medicine and human-spaceflight experience. Before medical school he flew UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, logging more than 1,100 hours—including more than 600 hours during deployments in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

He later earned his medical degree, became a board-certified family physician and served as an Army flight surgeon. NASA selected him in 2017, and he launched aboard Soyuz MS-22 in September 2022 for his first International Space Station mission.

A spacecraft coolant leak extended that flight far beyond its original plan. Rubio returned after 371 days, setting the U.S. record for the longest single spaceflight. The mission gave him rare insight into long-duration crew performance, maintenance and life aboard an orbital spacecraft.

02 // Career track

Road to Artemis III.

  1. Army aviation & medicine

    Black Hawk pilot, combat veteran, physician and Special Forces flight surgeon.

  2. Expedition 68/69

    Completed 371 days aboard the station and three spacewalks.

  3. Artemis III specialist

    Assigned to the crewed orbital integration and docking demonstration.

03 // Training

Education & preparation.

  • 01U.S. Military Academy · West Point
  • 02M.D. · Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
  • 03Board-certified family physician
  • 04U.S. Army flight surgeon