WATCH: NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei Speaks to Vice President Harris After Record Breaking Journey
By NASA information center // April 26, 2022
Vande Hei returned home from record breaking 355 days in space
ABOVE VIDEO: Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
(NASA) – Vice President Kamala Harris recently spoke to astronaut Mark Vande Hei after he returned home from spending 355 days in space — the longest single spaceflight for a NASA astronaut.
Mark’s mission and research in space help us better understand the effects of long-duration human spaceflight as we prepare for the Artemis missions to the Moon.
As head of the National Space Council, Harris is working on our priorities in space, including building up America’s STEM workforce, addressing the climate crisis, and promoting rules and norms that govern space.
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