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NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are concluding their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew will undock from the station on Sunday, July 26, heading for a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan. NASA’s live coverage continues at 11:10 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 25.
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New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station.
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