Posted on 03/18/2022 7:19:38 PM PDT by tkocur
Three Russian cosmonauts have arrived at the International Space Station wearing the colours of the Ukrainian flag.
The Soyuz capsule carrying Commander Oleg Artemyev as well as Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov docked at the orbiting platform three hours after take off.
Their arrival comes amid strong tensions between the US and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
In a twist, the new arrivals were all wearing the distinctive yellow and blue colours associated with the country Vladimir Putin's forces invaded last month.
The mission continues a 20-year-shared Russian and American presence in orbit, despite the war raging below.
As the docking procedure was completed a voice from Russia's mission control congratulated the team, according to an English translator speaking during a live Nasa webcast.
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
“Yellow outfits”
What color do they usually wear? Yellow makes sense on ascent and decent. Easier to spot in case something goes wrong. I think the Mirror is projecting their current obsession onto these cosmonauts.
Near as I can tell, the ISS crews wear a variety of color outfits with no real ryhme or reason.
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