A U.S.-Russian crew returns to Earth and lands safely in Kazakhstan after spending about eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Multiple outlets report that the crew touches down in the steppes area of Kazakhstan following its mission on the ISS. The Hindu adds that the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is the one used for the return and that the landing occurs by parachute in a designated area southeast of Dzhezkazgan. According to The Hindu, the crew includes NASA astronaut Chris Williams alongside Russian crewmembers Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. Other reports, including ABC News International and City News Toronto (citing AP), describe the event in more general terms, confirming the safe landing and the same overall timeframe. The reporting converges on the key details that the crew is a U.S.-Russian team, the mission duration is roughly eight months on the ISS, and the landing is in Kazakhstan under the ISS return procedures associated with Soyuz spacecraft.
U.S.-Russian Space Crew Lands in Kazakhstan After Eight Months on ISS
A U.S.-Russian crew returns to Earth and lands safely in Kazakhstan after spending about eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Multiple outlets report that the crew touches down i...
- A U.S.-Russian crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after about eight months on the ISS.
- The landing occurs in Kazakhstan’s steppes area following return from the International Space Station.
- The crew returns aboard Soyuz MS-28.
- Parachute descent is used for the landing in a designated area southeast of Dzhezkazgan.
- Reported crewmembers include NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.
A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station
1 hour agoNASA 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
2 hours agoA US-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.
2 hours agoMOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew landed safely in the steppes of Kazakhstan on Sunday after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station.
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