{"id":5410,"date":"2026-07-26T17:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5410"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:16:14","slug":"us-russian-astronauts-return-to-earth-us-russian-astronauts-return-safely-to-earth-after-8-month-mission-aboard-iss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=5410","title":{"rendered":"Us Russian Astronauts Return To Earth: US, Russian astronauts return safely to Earth after 8-month mission aboard ISS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132644786,imgsize-167076,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/russia-space.jpg\" alt=\"US, Russian astronauts return safely to Earth after 8-month mission aboard ISS\" title=\"Nasa astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev are seen inside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after they landed in Kazakhstan (AP)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Nasa astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev are seen inside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after they landed in Kazakhstan (AP)\">Nasa astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev are seen inside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after they landed in Kazakhstan (AP)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A joint US-Russian crew safely returned to Earth on Sunday after spending more than eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking another milestone in continued space cooperation between Washington and Moscow despite broader geopolitical tensions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Nasa astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in the steppes of Kazakhstan after completing a 241-day mission in orbit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The Soyuz capsule touched down under parachutes in a designated landing area southeast of Dzhezkazgan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>Crew heads home after 241 days in orbit<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Following the landing, the crew was scheduled to travel by helicopter to Karaganda.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>From there, Williams will fly back to Nasa&#8217;s Johnson Space Centre in Houston, while Kud-Sverchkov and Mikaev will return to Russia&#8217;s Star City training base near Moscow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Qkqxz\">\n<h2>CJP Jantar Mantar Protest Updates<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The mission was the first spaceflight for Williams and Mikaev, while it marked Kud-Sverchkov&#8217;s second journey to space.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2><b>US-Russia space cooperation continues despite tensions<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>Although the United States and Russia were fierce rivals during the Cold War-era space race, the two countries have continued to collaborate on the International Space Station and other space programmes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>That cooperation has persisted even after Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 strained diplomatic ties.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>Both countries have continued to exchange crews, with American astronauts flying aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft and Russian cosmonauts travelling on US missions under a seat-swap arrangement.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Earlier this month, on July 14, Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina arrived at the ISS for an eight-month mission after launching from the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Nasa administrator Jared Isaacman attended the launch, marking the first visit by a Nasa chief to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in eight years.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The newly arrived trio joined Nasa astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrei Fedyaev as part of Expedition 75 aboard the orbiting laboratory.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/science\/us-russian-astronauts-return-safely-to-earth-after-8-month-mission-aboard-iss\/articleshow\/132644680.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasa astronaut Chris Williams, left, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, center, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Mikaev are seen inside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft after they landed in Kazakhstan (AP) A joint US-Russian crew safely returned to Earth on Sunday after spending more than eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), marking another milestone in continued 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