Spacecraft brings Russians, American back to earth, Russia's space agency says
The crew completed 241 days in orbit, traveling more than 102 million miles while conducting research to improve life on Earth and support future Moon and Mars missions.
- On Sunday, July 26, 2026, NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian crewmates Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan, with their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft touching down southeast of Dzhezkazgan.
- The crew completed a 241-day stint on the International Space Station, marking the first space mission for Williams and Mikaev, while Kud-Sverchkov concluded his second journey to the orbiting outpost.
- Ground teams confirmed the capsule landed smoothly in the designated recovery zone, concluding an eight-month mission aboard the ISS without reported complications.
- Preceding the landing, the hatch between the Soyuz and the ISS closed, marking the spacecraft's departure and initiating the final phase of the crew's return journey from low Earth orbit.
- This successful touchdown maintains long-standing cooperation between NASA and Russian space agencies, as the crew begins standard post-flight medical evaluations following their extended time in microgravity.
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