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Wednesday 16 March 2022

U.S. astronaut to ride Russian

spacecraft home during tensions

Scott Kelly, America's re-
cord-holder until Tuesday, is
among those sparring with
Rogozin, a longtime ally of
Vladimir Putin. Enraged by
what's going on in Ukraine,
Kelly has returned his Rus-
sian medal for space ex-
ploration to the Russian Em-
bassy in Washington.
Despite the deadly conflict
down here, Kelly believes
the two sides "can hold it
together" up in space.q
In this Aug. 17, 2021 photo made available by NASA, astronaut
and Expedition 65 Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei inspects a
spacesuit in preparation for a spacewalk at the International
Space Station.
Associated Press

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