{"product_id":"soyuz-ms-22-crewphoto-frank-rubio","title":"Soyuz MS-22 – crewphoto – Frank Rubio","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOYUZ MS-22 – COMPLETE CREW-SIGNED 6 x 4\" LITHOGRAPH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergey Prokopyev • Dmitri Petelin • Frank Rubio\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom a Record-Breaking ISS Mission to Artemis III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn excellent \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 x 4 inch lithographic crew photograph personally hand-signed by the complete three-person Soyuz MS-22 crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSergey Prokopyev – Roscosmos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDmitri Petelin – Roscosmos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Rubio – NASA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn especially desirable modern space-autograph piece representing one of the most remarkable International Space Station missions of recent years — and now carrying additional historical significance following \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Rubio’s assignment to NASA’s Artemis III crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOYUZ MS-22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz MS-22 launched from the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBaikonur Cosmodrome on September 21, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, carrying Prokopyev, Petelin and Rubio to the International Space Station.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe spacecraft docked with the station's Rassvet module approximately three hours after launch, beginning what was originally planned as a conventional six-month ISS expedition. For Rubio and Petelin, MS-22 represented their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst flight into space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Prokopyev was beginning his second mission.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat followed, however, transformed Soyuz MS-22 into one of the most memorable Soyuz missions of the modern ISS era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE SOYUZ MS-22 COOLANT LEAK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecember 14, 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, while Soyuz MS-22 was docked to the International Space Station, the spacecraft suffered an external radiator coolant leak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe incident meant that the vehicle originally intended to return Prokopyev, Petelin and Rubio to Earth could no longer be used for their normal crew return.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoscosmos consequently launched \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz MS-23 without a crew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in February 2023 as a replacement spacecraft. MS-22 later returned to Earth uncrewed for technical analysis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe change had a remarkable consequence for the three men whose signatures appear on this photograph:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003etheir planned six-month mission became a stay of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003emore than one full year in space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 371-DAY MISSION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProkopyev, Petelin and Rubio finally returned to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-23 on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 27, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, after spending \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e371 consecutive days in space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Frank Rubio, the extended flight established a major American spaceflight record.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe became the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst American astronaut to spend more than one continuous year in space\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and set the record for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elongest single spaceflight by a U.S. astronaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, surpassing the previous 355-day mark held by Mark Vande Hei.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring the mission Rubio completed approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5,936 orbits of Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and traveled more than \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e157 million miles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The unexpectedly extended mission also provided NASA with valuable additional data concerning the effects of long-duration spaceflight — research directly relevant to future exploration beyond low Earth orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat makes Soyuz MS-22 far more historically interesting than an ordinary ISS crew rotation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA mission expected to last six months unexpectedly became a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e371-day endurance mission\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the signatures on this photograph belonging to the three people who experienced that extraordinary journey together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFRANK RUBIO – FROM SOYUZ MS-22 TO ARTEMIS III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Frank Rubio signature has acquired an additional dimension of importance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJune 9, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, NASA officially announced Rubio as one of the four prime crew members assigned to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe announced crew consists of:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRandy Bresnik – Commander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLuca Parmitano – Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAndre Douglas – Mission Specialist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrank Rubio – Mission Specialist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis III is currently planned as a major crewed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrion test mission in low Earth orbit in 2027\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, designed to demonstrate rendezvous and docking operations with test versions or test articles of the commercial lunar landing systems being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese demonstrations are intended to reduce risk and validate critical systems ahead of the planned crewed lunar South Pole landing on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArtemis IV\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRubio's career therefore creates a fascinating link between two generations of current human spaceflight:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoyuz and the International Space Station → Orion and the Artemis lunar exploration program.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis first spaceflight began aboard a Russian Soyuz from Baikonur.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis next assigned spaceflight is aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNASA's Orion spacecraft launched by the Space Launch System as part of Artemis III\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFew contemporary astronaut autographs illustrate the transition from the 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