The escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the latter’s war in Ukraine are moving into outer space as the head of the Russian space agency is threatening to leave an American astronaut stranded on the International Space Station (ISS).
What Happened: According to an ABC News report, astronaut Mark Vande Hei is cohabitating the ISS with two Russian cosmonauts; the two countries operate separate sections of the station. The three men were scheduled to return to Earth together in three weeks, with a landing planned in Kazakhstan. For the Vande Hei, it would be the conclusion of a 355-day tenure in the ISS.
