Chris Williams, 2 Cosmonauts Return From 241-Day ISS Mission, Landing in Kazakhstan
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 26
Chris Williams, 2 Cosmonauts Return From 241-Day ISS Mission, Landing in Kazakhstan
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 26
Summary
Soyuz MS-28 touched down near Dzhezkazgan at 6:27 a.m. EDT Sunday, bringing NASA astronaut Chris Williams and cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev home after 241 days in orbit.
A 4-minute, 42-second deorbit burn sent the capsule out of orbit after a 3:03 a.m. EDT undocking, followed by parachute descent and a rocket-assisted landing on Kazakhstan's steppe.
The mission covered 3,856 orbits and 102 million miles; Williams and Mikaev completed their first spaceflight, while Kud-Sverchkov finished his second.
Williams carried out two spacewalks during the expedition, while Kud-Sverchkov and Mikaev completed a maintenance EVA outside the station's Russian segment.
Jessica Meir took over ISS command before landing, with replacement crew already aboard and the next NASA-sponsored crew set to launch from Florida on Sept. 12.