Frank Rubio, NASA’s first Salvadoran American to go to space, is currently stuck on the International Space System after their spacecraft got a coolant leak.
He might be stuck there for a full year, but the astronaut is staying positive. In a recent interview he assured that there will be new opportunities for Latinos.Rubio and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin launched a mission on the ISS aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-22 on September 21, 2022, and were supposed to return to Earth in March 2023.
But the leak made the cabin at temperatures deemed unsafe for them to make a return. Per Lavanguardia Rubio told Univision in an interview from the ISS, “Many Hispanics in the future will have an opportunity.” The 47-year-old told Javier Serrano, Univision’s head of meteorology, that after being there for around six months, he feels great.
Rubio is married, and he shares 4 children with his wife Deborah. “If I go back to Earth sooner, I’ll be happy to be with my family,” Rubio said.
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