Science Alert: NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns safely to Earth with two Russian cosmonauts after a record 355 days in space
| The landing in Kazakhstan marks the end of a historic mission for Vande Hei, who set a record for the longest single spaceflight for an American. His safe return, along with his Russian counterparts, Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov, also serves as a powerful symbol of partnership amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine — a strain that's surfaced persistent questions about whether the relationship in space can endure. |
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| | | | Science Alert | March 30, 7:36 a.m. EDT | | | | | The landing in Kazakhstan marks the end of a historic mission for Vande Hei, who set a record for the longest single spaceflight for an American. His safe return, along with his Russian counterparts, Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov, also serves as a powerful symbol of partnership amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine — a strain that's surfaced persistent questions about whether the relationship in space can endure. | | | | | |
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