NASA announced that it is studying the physical condition of astronaut Frank Rubio, to benefit from that experience in the project to send a manned mission to Mars.
Sean Fuller, a representative of the agency, said on the sidelines of the seminars of the 74th International Astronautical Congress in Baku, “Studying the physical condition of Frank Rubio, the astronaut, who spent more than a year on the International Space Station, will help NASA specialists prepare to send a manned space flight to Mars. “This planet and returning from it to Earth will take a long time.”
He added, “Rubio is currently undergoing physical rehabilitation. What we are doing now is very important. We are studying how a person adapts in orbit, and how his body adapts upon his return. Rubio’s experience is important if we plan a long-term manned space trip to Mars, and we must know what the condition will be like.” The physical fitness of the astronauts who will travel a long distance to this planet, and they will travel the same distance when they return from it,” according to what the “Russia Today” website reported.
He pointed out that the United States still has a long process to prepare for this trip, and is now actively collecting information to obtain the best results.
Frank Rubio is an astronaut, pilot, military surgeon, and lieutenant colonel in the US Army. He launched on September 21, 2022 aboard the Russian Soyuz-22 spacecraft to the International Space Station, and returned from the station last September, spending 370 days on board. 21 hours and 22 minutes, setting a record for manned flights to the station.
