American Hero Sets New Record for Most Consecutive Days in Space on His First Mission

Way back in the spring of last year the American space agency announced a new record for most consecutive days spent in space by one of its astronauts. The man's name is Mark Vande Hei, and at the time his record read 355 days in low-Earth orbit. But that's history now. It was on September 11 when another NASA astronaut, a guy named Frank Rubio, shot past that 355-day mark and became the new (continue reading...)