READ OF THE DAY
US Army astronaut looks ahead to space launch with Russian cosmonauts
By Irene Loewenson
Aug 23, 12:25 PM
Rubio, an Army doctor and former helicopter pilot, became an astronaut candidate in 2017. (Robert Markowitz/NASA)
Tensions between the United States and Russia are high. But next month, one NASA astronaut will rise above them — literally.
Army Lt. Col. Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut, is set to fly to the International Space Station with two Russian cosmonauts, Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sept. 21.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk SGT Charlie Lee
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ]
Sgt (Join to see) SFC Bernard Walko
SPC Michael Terrell SMSgt Anil Heendeniya CPL Douglas Chrysler A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney GySgt Jack Wallace SGT Mark Anderson CPL LaForest Gray
SFC David Reid, M.S, PHR, SHRM-CP, DTM PV2 Larry Sellnow
PO2 Marco Monsalve SrA John Monette