Astronaut Stuck In Space 2024. The current record for the longest consecutive spaceflight by an american is held by astronaut frank rubio, who spent 371 days aboard the iss from september 2022 to september 2023.rubio's mission. Nasa decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until february, nixes return on troubled boeing capsule.

The starliner mission is seen as a landmark for the entry of another private player in the american space sector, apart from elon musk’s spacex. Ap correspondent julie walker reports nasa will bring stranded boeing starliner astronauts home on spacex.