News: Mark and Betty met in Russia posted on May 10, 2002 Model “Betty” is returning with Mark from Russia. No, she is not the significant other in the romantic sense. Betty is the nick-name Mark gave the Soyuz capsule in which he returned from space. The model will be used for educational purposes back at home in South Africa. Mark was unable to buy the original as it belongs to the Russian state and is a piece of space technology that would be difficult to legally export. Read more.