Mr Rubio gives UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi a haircut on board the International Space Station. Photo: MBRSC
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Nasa astronaut Frank Rubio, left, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, centre, and Dmitri Petelin at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 21, 2022. Photo: Nasa
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Liquid sprays from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. AFP
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Mr Rubio set the US record for the longest spaceflight on September 11. Nasa via AP
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Mr Petelin aboard the International Space Station on December 9, 2022. Photo: Nasa
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Mr Prokopyev aboard the International Space Station on February 9. Photo: Nasa
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Mr Prokopyev and Mr Petelin aboard the International Space Station's Poisk module on December 9, 2022. Photo: Nasa
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Mr Prokopyev and Mr Petelin carry out a 25-minute spacewalk on November 21, 2022. Photo: Nasa
Mr Rubio gives UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi a haircut on board the International Space Station. Photo: MBRSC
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Nasa astronaut Frank Rubio, left, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev, centre, and Dmitri Petelin at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on September 21, 2022. Photo: Nasa
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Liquid sprays from the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft. AFP
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Mr Rubio set the US record for the longest spaceflight on September 11. Nasa via AP
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Mr Petelin aboard the International Space Station on December 9, 2022. Photo: Nasa
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Mr Prokopyev aboard the International Space Station on February 9. Photo: Nasa
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Mr Prokopyev and Mr Petelin aboard the International Space Station's Poisk module on December 9, 2022. Photo: Nasa
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Mr Prokopyev and Mr Petelin carry out a 25-minute spacewalk on November 21, 2022. Photo: Nasa
Mr Rubio gives UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi a haircut on board the International Space Station. Photo: MBRSC