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Expedition 74 Trio Returns to Earth Inside Soyuz

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 74 crew members parachutes to a landing just feet above the steppe of Kazakhstan ending an eight-month research mission aboard the International Space Station.
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying three Expedition 74 crew members parachutes to a landing just feet above the steppe of Kazakhstan ending an eight-month research mission at the International Space Station.
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The Soyuz MS‑28 spacecraft touched down at 5:27a.m. CDT (3:27 p.m. local time), completing a parachute‑assisted landing on the Kazakh steppe southeast of Dzhezkazgan.

NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev wrapped up a 241‑day mission, orbiting Earth 3,856 times and traveling more than 102 million miles. Soyuz MS‑28 launched and docked with the International Space Station on Nov. 27, 2025. This flight marked the first mission for Williams and Mikaev and the second for Kud‑Sverchkov.

After routine post‑landing medical checks, recovery teams will fly the crew by helicopter to Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Williams then will board a NASA aircraft bound for the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

For continued coverage and more information about research, operations, and crews, visit the International Space Station blog.

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