{"id":11526,"date":"2025-06-12T00:33:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/nasa-astronaut-speaks-to-national-museum-of-the-american-latino-students-about-life-in-space\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T00:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:33:33","slug":"nasa-astronaut-speaks-to-national-museum-of-the-american-latino-students-about-life-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/nasa-astronaut-speaks-to-national-museum-of-the-american-latino-students-about-life-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Speaks to National Museum of the American Latino Students About Life in Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Illustration by Nuestro Stories<\/p>\n<p><span>Students with the National Museum of the American Latino had the opportunity to learn about aeronautics through the words of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/smithsonian-latino-museum-students-to-hear-from-nasa-station-astronaut\"><span>Latino NASA astronaut Frank Rubio<\/span><\/a><span>, who, according to the aeronautic agency, is on \u201ctrack to break the record for longest single flight mission by a U.S. astronaut.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With Salvadorian roots, Rubio was born in California but considers Miami, Florida, his hometown. The also doctor was selected to join NASA\u2019s Astronaut Candidate Class in 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span>On May 18, 2023, during an in-flight interview aboard the International Space Station, Rubio discussed life in space with the young students who formulated the questions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOne of the things that we do is look at the way proteins develop in microgravity. Because of the lack of gravity and other forces\u2026we can form really high-quality crystals, and someday we can use those crystal structures to make better medicines to help all of humanity back on Earth,\u201d the astronaut told Fernanda, a Georgia student who asked the expert about the benefits of doing medical research in space instead of the Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>From unique workouts in order to stay in shape to tastes and smells in space \u2014 Rubio said everything else at the space station smells the same as it does down on Earth \u2014 the future professionals had the opportunity to learn from the Latino doctor. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/nuestrostories.com\/2022\/11\/san-antonio-aztec-theater\/\"><span>This Theater in San Antonio Looks More Like a Space for Ceremony<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span>This NASA astronaut understands the impact of Latinos<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>For his last question, Michelle, a student from Virginia, asked Rubio about his contribution and continuation of the Latino legacy in space exploration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is an incredible honor to be a Latino up here at the International Space Station,\u201d the NASA astronaut said. \u201cLatinos have contributed so much to our country \u2026 I think one of the biggest things that we brought it\u2019s our culture, and we brought our culture to the incredible melting pot that is the American culture, and that mix has just brought a lot of flavor and a lot of fun, and for me, is both incredibly humbling, a privilege, and an honor to be up here representing our community.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nuestrostories.com\/category\/fernanda-leon\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"autor-box__text\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/nuestrostories.com\/2025\/06\/nasa-astronaut-speaks-to-national-museum-of-the-american-latino-students-about-life-in-space\/\">NASA Astronaut Speaks to National Museum of the American Latino Students About Life in Space<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/nuestrostories.com\/\">Nuestro Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illustration by Nuestro Stories Students with the National Museum of the American Latino had the opportunity to learn about aeronautics through the words of Latino NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, who, according to the aeronautic agency, &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[148],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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