Nasa ISS return LIVE – Watch livestream as astronaut Mark Vande Hei flies to Earth from space station on Russian rocket

Spacewalk report

Recently, Flight Engineers Kayla Barron and Raja Chari conducted a spacewalk on the International Space Station.

Chari later tweeted, “Great spacewalks on @Space_Station that reminded me how important the human connection is between operators, trainers, and the ground team. Lucky to have @NASA_Johnson instructors that prepped us to deal with problems since no mission is ever perfect.”

Which countries are involved with the ISS?

The International Space Station is a project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA (Japan), ESA (Europe), and CSA (Canada).

When was the ISS launched?

The International Space Station was launched in 1998.

It involves the cooperation of the United Stats, Russia, Canada, Japan, and participating countries of the European Space Agency.

“The International Space Station is one of the most complex international collaborations ever attempted,” Nasa says on its website.

Russian cooperation for astronaut’s return

Previously, Nasa said that astronaut Mark Vande Hei would return from the International Space Station later this month as planned, CNN reported.

His return had been in question because he will need to be aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to return.

Nasa said noted that it was “still working closely with Russian space agency Rocosmos on the International Space Station, despite mounting geopolitical tensions,” the outlet noted.

Russia sanctions threaten ISS

The 23 year-long collaboration on the ISS between Russia and several other countries is feeling the pressure amid the ongoing invasion in Ukraine, threatening the future of the project.

Russia’s space chief has already threatened to allow the station to fall onto the US or Russia, in response to sanctions.

Nasa’s vow after Russian threats

Russian engines control the station’s propulsion and keep it afloat, so the threat may seem alarming.

Writing on Twitter, Rogozin previously boasted to the West that the ISS “does not fly over Russia, therefore all the risks are yours.“

But space experts say his claim is incorrect, pointing out that the space station routinely skirts past southern regions of Russia.

Nasa vows to livestream ISS astronaut return

Nasa is planning to provide live coverage of an American astronaut’s return from the ISS.

The US space agency has said it will offer live coverage of the crew’s farewells, undocking, and landing from the ISS on NASA TV.

The announcement by Nasa comes after Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin dramatically threatened to drop the ISS onto the US or Europe in response to sanctions over the Ukraine invasion.

Times to watch

The farewell and hatch closure will go live on Tuesday, March 29, at 11.30pm ET (04.30am UK time).

The undocking can be viewed at 02.45am ET (7.45am UK time), and lastly, the deorbit burn and landing will be live-streamed at 6.15am ET (11.15am UK time).

How to watch

Nasa has said it will offer live coverage of the crew’s farewells, undocking, and landing from the ISS on NASA TV.

You can watch Nasa TV for free on Nasa’s website and official YouTube channel.

Where have the astronauts been?

The three cosmonauts have been stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS), which orbits roughly 250 miles above Earth.

Cosmonauts joining

Vande Hei will be joined by two Russian cosmonauts, Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, and they are due to return to earth on Wednesday, March 30.

Astronaut’s return

Mark Vande Hei, 55, is due to return from the International Space Station on March 29 and 30 onboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on Wednesday.