NASA Astronaut Williams, Two Cosmonauts to Return After 241 Days on ISS

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NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are set to conclude their 241-day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew will depart the orbiting laboratory aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft, undocking from the Rassvet module at 3:02 a.m. EDT on Sunday, July 26. A parachute-assisted landing is scheduled for 6:26 a.m. EDT following the undocking. The trio has spent roughly eight months conducting research and operations on the ISS before making their return to Earth.

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