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Three astronauts return to Earth after eight-month ISS mission
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Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikayev, Christopher Williams
Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan
July 26, 2026
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Russian cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikayev, and NASA astronaut Christopher Williams returned to Earth.
The crew landed in the Kazakh steppe near Zhezkazgan after 241 days on the ISS.
This marks the end of the 74th long-term expedition, which included the first medical evacuation of a crew member.
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