Coverage dated March 29, 2022

US astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth in Russian capsule after record-long spaceflight

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NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station on Wednesday with two cosmonauts.

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Minneapolis Star Tribune
US astronaut ends record spaceflight with Russian ride home (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description
A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
Casper Star-Tribune
Photos: NASA astronaut returns to Earth in Russian capsule (opens Casper Star-Tribune)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Casper Star-Tribune's feed description
A NASA astronaut is back on Earth after a record-setting spaceflight. He caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station with 2 cosmonauts.
Fox10 Phoenix
US astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth in Russian capsule after record-long spaceflight (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei caught a Russian ride from the International Space Station on Wednesday with two cosmonauts.
Insider
Russia brought back a US astronaut from the ISS despite the two countries cutting most ties over the invasion of Ukraine (opens Insider)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Insider's feed description
Mark Vande Hei's return to Earth — after a record-breaking 355 days — was marred by tension between the Russian space program and the US.
Phys
Russian, US ISS record-holders return to earth (opens Phys)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Phys's feed description
A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts were headed for Earth Wednesday in the first space landing since Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent tensions between Moscow and the West to Cold War levels.
NPR
A U.S. and 2 Russian astronauts return to Earth together following a trip to space (opens NPR)
Published Mar 29, 2022
NPR's feed description
A NASA astronaut and the Russian cosmonauts parachute-landed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday after a trip back to Earth from the International Space Station, in a rare instance of U.S.-Russia cooperation.
KGW Portland
US astronaut returns to Earth after record-setting mission (opens KGW Portland)
Published Mar 29, 2022
KGW Portland's feed description
Despite tensions between the U.S. and Russia, NASA followed customary procedures for Mark Vande Hei's return from the space station alongside two cosmonauts.
MyNorthwest
US astronaut ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Mar 29, 2022
MyNorthwest's feed description
A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two
Los Angeles Times
U.S. astronaut catches ride back to Earth in Russian capsule after record spaceflight (opens Los Angeles Times)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Los Angeles Times's feed description
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth safely with two cosmonauts aboard a Russian capsule despite tensions between Washington and Moscow.
Washington Times
U.S. astronaut ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule (opens Washington Times)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Washington Times's feed description
A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
Washington Examiner
US astronaut completes record-breaking mission alongside Russians (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Washington Examiner's feed description
An astronaut from the United States returned to Earth alongside two Russian compatriots on Wednesday after completing the longest mission in space to date.
FOX 5 DC
US astronaut, Falls Church native Mark Vande Hei ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule (opens FOX 5 DC)
Published Mar 29, 2022
FOX 5 DC's feed description
A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride back to Earth on Wednesday after a U.S. record 355 days at the International Space Station, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
The Buffalo News
US astronaut returns to Earth in Russian capsule after record-long spaceflight (opens The Buffalo News)
Published Mar 29, 2022
The Buffalo News's feed description
A NASA astronaut caught a Russian ride home after a record space station stay, returning with two cosmonauts to a world torn apart by war.
Al Jazeera
US astronaut to return to Earth on Russian spacecraft (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Al Jazeera's feed description
Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Mark Vande Hei, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov is scheduled to land in Kazakhstan.
Voice of America
US Astronaut Returns to Earth Safely in Russian Capsule (opens Voice of America)
Published Mar 29, 2022
Voice of America's feed description
Routine landing in Kazakstan despite tensions regarding Ukraine

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