Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station in Ukrainian colors
NEW YORK — Three Russian cosmonauts have arrived on the Worldwide Area Station sporting flight fits in yellow and blue colours that match the Ukrainian flag.
The boys have been the primary new arrivals on the house station because the begin of the Russian warfare in Ukraine final month.
Video of one of many cosmonauts taken because the capsule ready to dock with the house station confirmed him sporting a blue flight swimsuit. It was unclear what, if any, message the yellow uniforms they became have been meant to ship.
Oleg Artemyev was requested concerning the yellow flight fits when the newly arrived cosmonauts have been in a position to discuss to household again on Earth.
He stated each crew chooses its personal flight fits in order that they aren’t all the identical.
“It grew to become our flip to choose a shade. However the truth is, we had collected lots of yellow materials so we wanted to make use of it. In order that’s why we needed to put on yellow,” he stated.
Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov blasted off efficiently from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan of their Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft at 8:55 p.m. Friday (11:55 a.m. EDT). They easily docked on the station simply over three hours later, becoming a member of two Russians, 4 Individuals and a German on the orbiting outpost.
