NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Arrives in Houston

After a record-setting 355-day mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei arrives to Ellington Field in Houston on Thursday, March 31 following his return to Earth on Wednesday, March 30. Vande Hei now holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by an American. His extended mission will provide researchers the opportunity to observe the effects of long-duration spaceflight on humans as the agency plans to return to the Moon under the Artemis program and prepare for exploration of Mars.

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