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The crew of the first fully private mission to the International Space Station departs the orbiting laboratory to head back to Earth aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.
A record-breaking US astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts reach earth, with tensions between Moscow and the West soaring over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said. NASA's Mark Vande Hei is returning after setting a new record for the single longest spaceflight by a NASA astronaut, clocking 355 days aboard the International Space Station. IMAGES
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov hug their International Space Station crewmates before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to Earth. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev closes the hatch of the capsule. NASA, earlier in March, said tensions linked to the war in Ukraine had no impact on ISS operations or the planned return of an American astronaut aboard a Russian capsule later this month. There have been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old stranded on the outpost. There had been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old Vande Hei stranded on the outpost. IMAGES
French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has returned to Earth after six months on the International Space Station. He gave a press conference in Cologne on Friday and spoke about his experience in space and his return to "normal" life.
Images of the four astronauts coming out of SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule after a busy six months on the International Space Station, landing off the coast of Florida. IMAGES
Plus de 2.000 personnes ont participé dimanche à une marche blanche pour exprimer leur "solidarité" aux victimes de l'incendie meurtrier qui a dévasté le 14 février trois immeubles à Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, près de Perpignan, tuant huit personnes.