Frank Rubio
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio says training for a Soyuz flight to the ISS hasn't been affected by tensions between Russia and the West or delays in finalizing a seat barter agreement. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

WASHINGTON — A NASA astronaut flying to the International Space Station on a Soyuz spacecraft next month says his training hasn’t been affected by tensions with Russia or uncertainty about the status of his mission.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...