{"id":1410720,"date":"2022-03-30T15:14:38","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410720"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T19:14:46","slug":"nasa-astronaut-returns-to-earth-in-russian-spacecraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nasa-astronaut-returns-to-earth-in-russian-spacecraft\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Returns To Earth In Russian Spacecraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnasa-astronaut-returns-to-earth-in-russian-spacecraft%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/69B7F5F8-35C2-441E-9601-D19A7CDFC323_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">A NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-spacex-kazakhstan-space-exploration-24f16612583a55d4e504d6c6909090d3\"><span class=\"s1\">returned<\/span><\/a> to Earth on Wednesday after spending 355 days at the International Space Station in a new United States record.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Mark Vande Hei\u00a0came back in a Russian capsule, landing in Kazakhstan, after his journey. He returned with Russian Space Agency\u2019s Pyotr Dubrov, who spent the past year in space, as well, and Anton Shkaplerov.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/03\/30\/mark-vande-hei-return\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> that the Soyuz spacecraft landed under a parachute at 7:28 a.m. EST, which was on time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-spacex-kazakhstan-space-exploration-24f16612583a55d4e504d6c6909090d3\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> that Vande Hei was the last one to exit, and he smiled and waved as he was carried to a chair.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cBeautiful out here,\u201d said Vande Hei.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Rob Navias from NASA\u2019s public affairs office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/03\/30\/mark-vande-hei-return\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reportedly<\/span><\/a> said on NASA\u2019s broadcast that it was \u201ca perfect landing, a bull\u2019s eye touchdown.\u201d Before it landed, he said, \u201cthe crew feeling fine, everything going by the book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Navias noted that after the capsule landed it \u201cwas pulled over by the wind\u201d and was on its side. He said that \u201cis not unusual,\u201d adding, \u201cThe search and recovery personnel are beginning the process of safing the vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Russia and the United States work together in space and \u201cNASA has said it cannot operate the station without the Russians, which provide the propulsion that allows the ISS to keep its orbit and maneuver when needed. Russia needs NASA, as well, as the space agency provides power to the Russian segment of the station,\u201d per the Post.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The increasingly tense environment between Russia and many other Western nations did not impede the regular protocol that takes place when an astronaut returns, but it appeared to be a topic on the minds of many.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The AP noted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\"><i>Even before Russia\u2019s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Vande Hei said he was avoiding the subject with his two Russian crewmates. Despite getting along \u201cfantastically \u2026 I\u2019m not sure we really want to go there,\u201d he said.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">Before leaving the space station, Shkaplerov called his fellow astronauts \u201cmy space brothers and space sister.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cPeople have problem on Earth. On orbit \u2026 we are one crew,\u201d Shkaplerov reportedly said in a live NASA TV broadcast Tuesday. The space station is a symbol of \u201cfriendship and cooperation and \u2026 future of exploration of space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI\u2019ve had an indoor job 24-7 for almost a year so I am looking forward to being outside no matter what kind of weather,\u201d Vande Hei said in recent NASA videos. He is also excited to make coffee for himself and his wife, and eating chips and guacamole.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX started taking NASA astronauts up to the station in 2020, nine years after the conclusion of the shuttle program.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The AP noted, \u201cDuring that gap, Russia offered the lone taxi service, with NASA shelling out tens of millions of dollars per Soyuz seat. Vande Hei\u2019s ride was part of a barter exchange with Houston-based Axiom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/russian-cosmonauts-wear-ukraine-colors-when-arriving-at-international-space-station\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cRetired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, America\u2019s former record holder, returned his Russian medal for space exploration to the Russian Embassy in Washington, D.C., the [AP] noted. Despite this, Kelly said Russia and the U.S. can continue to work together in space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe need an example set that two countries that historically have not been on the most friendly of terms, can still work somewhere peacefully. And that somewhere is the International Space Station. That\u2019s why we need to fight to keep it,\u201d Kelly told\u00a0the AP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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