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US-Russian space crew lands safely after 241-day ISS mission
Chris WilliamsSergei Kud-SverchkovSergei MikaevSoyuz MS-28International Space StationKazakhstanRoscosmosNASA
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A U.S.-Russian space crew has returned to Earth after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed safely in Kazakhstan on Sunday, completing a 241-day mission. Source: AP News
The Landing
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft touched down by parachute in a designated area southeast of Dzhezkazgan at around 3:27 pm local time. Source: euronewsen The crew will be flown to Karaganda, where Williams will board a return flight to Houston, while his Russian counterparts head to Star City near Moscow. Source: CNN
Mission Highlights
During their time aboard the ISS, the crew orbited Earth 3,856 times and traveled over 102 million miles. Source: euronewsen Williams conducted two spacewalks to upgrade power systems and replace a faulty joint on the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Source: euronewsen The Russian crew performed a spacewalk for the Sun-Terahertz experiment and received two Progress MS supply spacecraft. Source: euronewsen
Crew Rotation
A replacement trio—NASA's Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina—arrived earlier this month to join Expedition 75. Source: AP News The new crew will focus on in-space manufacturing, augmented reality, and bioprinting human tissue. Source: euronewsen
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5 quotesAP News↗
“NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev touched down in their Soyuz MS-28 that landed smoothly by parachute in a designated area southeast of Dzhezkazgan.”
CNN↗
“The crew will be flown by helicopter to Karaganda, where Williams will board a plane to return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, while Kud‑Sverchkov and Mikaev will take a flight to their training base in Star City, just outside Moscow.”
euronewsen↗
“NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed safely in their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in Kazakhstan at around 3:27 pm local time.”
euronewsen↗
“According to NASA, the crew had spent the last 241 days in space, orbiting the Earth 3,856 times and travelling more than 102 million miles.”
AP News↗
“On July 14, the crew of NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina arrived at the International Space Station for an eight-month mission after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 14.”