{"id":424273,"date":"2022-03-30T19:37:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T16:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mark-vande-hei-returns-to-earth-with-russian-cosmonauts\/"},"modified":"2022-03-30T19:37:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T16:37:43","slug":"mark-vande-hei-returns-to-earth-with-russian-cosmonauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-vande-hei-returns-to-earth-with-russian-cosmonauts\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e45418d70\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33e45418d70\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mark-vande-hei-returns-to-earth-with-russian-cosmonauts\/#%E2%80%9CMark_Vande_Hei_returns_to_Earth_with_Russian_cosmonauts%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMark_Vande_Hei_returns_to_Earth_with_Russian_cosmonauts%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mark Vande Hei returns to Earth with Russian cosmonauts&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei returned to Earth Wednesday with two Russian cosmonauts after spending a US record 355 days in space.<\/p>\n<p>Vande Hei, 55, and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov departed the International Space Station early Wednesday and touched down hours later in a remote area in Kazakhstan, NASA officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The trio landed in a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft amid escalating tensions between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine, but NASA confirmed earlier this month the retired US Army colonel would be able to hitch a ride back to Earth in the Russian capsule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeautiful out here,\u201d Vande Hei said after being the last one out of the spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p>A team of NASA doctors and staffers were at the site and planned to take Vande Hei to Houston after his year in space. He and Dubrov launched last April, with Shkaplerov joining them at the ISS in October.<\/p>\n<p>Vande Hei\u2019s 355 days is the longest spaceflight by a US astronaut, eclipsing the previous mark of 340 set by Mark Kelly in 2013. Dubrov also spent 355 days aboard the ISS.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Vande Hei.\" class=\"wp-image-21715706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Astronaut Mark Vande Hei spent a US record 355 days in space.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingall\/NASA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Expedition 66 crew members Mark Vande Hei of NASA, left, cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, center, and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos.\" class=\"wp-image-21715732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Expedition 66 crew members NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei (from left) and cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingalls\/NASA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Soyuz MS-19 space capsule.\" class=\"wp-image-21715790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The trio landed in a Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft amid escalating tensions between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingalls\/NASA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft.\" class=\"wp-image-21715719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingalls\/NASA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vande Hei said he avoided the topic of Russia and Ukraine while in space with his counterparts even before the Feb. 24 invasion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure we really want to go there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Shkaplerov, for his part, said Tuesday the trio didn\u2019t have any issues, Space.com reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-04.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People rush to the landed space capsule.\" class=\"wp-image-21715882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-04.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A team of NASA doctors and staffers were at the site and planned to take Mark Vande Hei to Houston after his year in space.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Roscosmos\/EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-09.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Mark Vande Hei.\" class=\"wp-image-21715759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-09.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cBeautiful out here,\u201d Mark Vande Hei said after being the last one out of the spacecraft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingalls\/NASA via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.\" class=\"wp-image-21715768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>\u201cOn orbit we are one crew,\u201d Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov said about the tensions surrounding the war in Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingalls\/NASA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov.\" class=\"wp-image-21715777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/astronaut-return-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov being carried from the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bill Ingalls\/NASA\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPeople have problems on Earth,\u201d Shkaplerov said while formally shifting command of the space station to NASA astronaut Thomas Marshburn. \u201cOn orbit we are one crew. I think ISS is a symbol of the friendship and cooperation, like symbol of the future exploration of space.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Altogether, Vande Hei has spent 523 days in space as a NASA astronaut and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed more than 150 million miles in his record-setting jaunt \u2014 the equivalent of 312 trips to the moon and back. He also circled the planet roughly 5,680 times.<\/p>\n<p>While at the ISS, he focused on scientific research, including on plants and in physical <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a>s, NASA said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cMark\u2019s mission is not only record-breaking, but also paving the way for future human explorers on the moon, Mars, and beyond,\u201d NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement. \u201cNASA and the nation are proud to welcome Mark home and grateful for his incredible contributions throughout his year-long stay on the International Space Station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vande Hei, meanwhile, vowed to \u201cget outside as much as possible\u201d in a video <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u3IDh4LSGAM\">posted from the ISS<\/a> earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had an indoor job 24\/7 for almost a year,\u201d Vande Hei said. \u201cSo I\u2019m looking forward to being outside no matter what kind of weather.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The all-time record for consecutive days in space belongs to Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who spent 438 straight days during a mission\u00a0from January 1994 to March 1995.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires\u00a0<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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