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We discover the often-permanent changes space can have on our physiology

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has finally returned to Earth, feeling the pull of the planet’s gravity for the first time in more than a year.

The 47-year-old astronaut is also the first Salvadoran astronaut to travel to low-Earth orbit

This week, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio set an American record for the longest continuous space flight, clocking in 371 days in orbit. Here, MailOnline looks at who has eclipsed him, however.

The astronauts were stranded on the International Space Station after their return capsule was hit by space junk

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has returned to Earth after inadvertently breaking the record for the longest amount of time spent in space by an American.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio spent 371 days in space, setting a record for the longest time period an American has been in space. Rubio was only expecting to stay around six months in space, but delays by Russia’s space agency made the stay aboard the International Space Station much longer.

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has finally returned to Earth, feeling the pull of the planets ...

US astronaut Frank Rubio, who broke the record for the longest continuous space flight by an American, and two Russian cosmonauts landed in the steppe of Kazakhstan on Wednesday after more than a year on the International Space Station (ISS)

US astronaut Rubio says good to be home after landing in Kazakhstan