Russia's space agency has denied it threatened to leave a US astronaut stranded alone in orbit while on a mission. Mark Vande Hei is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and according to reports from news outlets, he was going to be deserted following alleged threats from the head of the agency.However, it has since been reported that the allegations are not true and the astronaut will still be able to return to Earth on a Russian spacecraft, reports Live Science.Vande Hei is set to return on March 30, 2022, after enduring 355 consecutive days in Earth's orbit following the launch of his mission on April 9 last year, NASA confirmed.Arrangements will see the American land in Kazakhstan alongside Russian cosmonauts, Flight Engineer Pyotr Dubrov and Commander Anton Shkaplerov on the Soyuz MS-19 crew ship.
