SpaceX brings four astronauts home from space station amid Russian non-cooperation threats

SpaceX brings four astronauts home from space station amid Russian non-cooperation threats

In another successful journey for SpaceX four astronauts returned home from the International Space Station (ISS) in the early hours of this morning, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico.

When the three American and one German astronaut went off-world six months ago there were no questions about ongoing cooperation between the US and Russian teams maintaining the orbital outpost.

But sanctions imposed as a result of Russia's invasion of Ukraine have changed that calculus. Recent comments from Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin have prompted concerns about the immediate future of the project.