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No, Russian cosmonauts were not making a pro-Ukraine statement with their spacesuits

In this photo taken from video footage released by the Roscosmos Space Agency, three Russian cosmonauts sport yellow spacesuits upon arriving on the International Space Station. A NASA astronaut now says it was not in support for Ukraine, but for the Russians' university school colors. Roscosmos/AP hide caption

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No, Russian cosmonauts were not making a pro-Ukraine statement with their spacesuits

April 6, 2022 • Mark Vande Hei, a NASA astronaut who returned to Earth on March 30, said the yellow and blue colors were from the university the Russian cosmonauts attended.

Soyuz Rocket Launches, Docks Successfully To Relief Of NASA, Russia Space Agency

NASA astronaut Anne McClain (from left), Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency successfully blasted into space on Monday morning. It is the first mission since an aborted launch in October. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Soyuz Rocket Launches, Docks Successfully To Relief Of NASA, Russia Space Agency

December 3, 2018 • A Russian, an American and a Canadian were aboard the spacecraft when it lifted off from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazkahstan. It's the first launch since a failed mission in October.