“We will leave him in space”: Russian cosmonauts threaten American over Biden sanctions

The mission of astronauts at the International Space Station was also to be influenced by the geopolitical games played in recent weeks in the wake of the Russian invasion and war in Ukraine. In fact, according to the Russian state news agency Ria Novosti, the head of the Russian mission to the ISS threatened to leave behind the American astronaut Mark Vade Haye while the rest of the mission is scheduled to return to Earth on March 30.

Vade Haye, 55, a father of two from Texas, is scheduled to return to Kazakhstan from International Space Station with two Russian cosmonauts aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft on March 30, after spending almost a year on board.

But amid growing tensions between the West and Russia, Rogozin, according to the Daily Mail, reportedly took a stand after US sanctions on Moscow. Dmitry Rogozin, who along with other Russian cosmonauts appears to star in a (propaganda) video posted on the Telegram, has threatened to leave the 55-year-old American behind in space. head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, threatened to leave him in space.

The creepy video with the Russians greeting the American

The creepy video, which is a product of editing, was posted on Twitter by NASA Watch. He presents optimistic music with the lyrics of “Farewell”, as the two cosmonauts on the ISS with Vande Haye say goodbye to him and disconnect the Russian part of the station – something that would send him spiraling to Earth.

RIA Novosti wrote in the caption: “Roscosmos TV studio jokingly showed the possibility of Russia leaving the ISS program – the disconnection of the Russian part of the station, without which the American part of the program can not exist,” according to translation by Newsweek.

Vande Haye’s first space flight took place in 2018, as a crew member of the 53/54 mission, during which he took spacewalks, investigated the gravity and measured the energy that the sun brings to Earth.

Last April he joined the mission with the two Russian cosmonauts of the 64/65 mission, conducting hundreds of experiments to learn more about life in space, which according to NASA was crucial “to understand and overcome the challenges of long-haul spaceflight, and the knowledge that will be gained will help send humans to the moon and eventually to Mars. “

Rogozin threatened to leave American astronauts in space in response to President Joe Biden: “Do you want to ruin our cooperation with the ISS? “If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an uncontrollable de-escalation and downfall in the United States or Europe?” asked.

Elon Musk has now offered to send the SpaceX rocket to rescue the American astronaut if the Russians abandon him, but NASA officials say they are confident that Vendee will return as planned.

“NASA continues to work with Roscomos and our other international partners in Canada, Europe and Japan to maintain the safe and continuous operation of the International Space Station. “On March 30, a Soyuz spacecraft will return to schedule, transporting NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov back to Earth,” they promised.