The echoes of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine continue. The war, in which hundreds of civilians lost their lives, also negatively affected world diplomacy. In fact, a while ago, there were allegations that Russia would leave US astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who continues his activities on the ISS and holds the world record by staying in space for more than 300 days, stranded in space.
There was an important development on the subject a while ago. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei set out to return to Earth using a Russian spacecraft.
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth
As it will be remembered, he is currently on the International Space Station (ISS) in response to the USA, which has turned against him due to Russia’s invasion attempt in the past weeks. Claims have been made that NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, who continues his mission, will leave it in space and that he will take the ISS out of orbit as he controls the thrust.
Apart from this, the reaction against Russia grew like an avalanche when a video emerged showing that Russian cosmonauts said goodbye to Mark Vande Hei and left the US astronaut behind. However, in a statement made by the Russian Federal Space Agency, the allegations were denied.
The following statements were used in the statement;
“American astronaut Mark Vande Hei, together with Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, will return to Earth on March 30 aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft. Roscosmos will never cast doubt on its credibility as a partner.”
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Statement by the Russian Federal Space Agency In line with the Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, he left the ISS using the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft and returned to Earth. Thus, the allegations that Russia would leave Mark Vande Hei in space in response to the USA came to an end.
Finally, the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft carrying Mark Vande Hei, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov is expected to make a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan in the coming hours.
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