NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev on Sunday (July 26) closed the hatch on their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to start their journey home to Earth, concluding their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). With the hatch secured and pre-departure procedures underway, Williams, Kud‑Sverchkov and Mikaev are now moving through the final steps before undocking and beginning their trip back toward a planned landing in Kazakhstan a few hours later. On Saturday (July 25), NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took command of the ISS from Kud-Sverchkov during a ceremony marking the start of Expedition 75. Show more Show less
NASA astronaut, two cosmonauts bid farewell as Soyuz MS-28 hatch closes for trip home
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev on Sunday (July 26) closed the hatch on their Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft to start their journey home to Earth, concluding their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). With the hatch secured and pre-departure procedures underway, Williams, Kud‑Sverchkov and Mikaev are now moving through the final steps before undocking and beginning their trip back toward a planned landing in Kazakhstan a few hours later. On Saturday (July 25), NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took command of the ISS from Kud-Sverchkov during a ceremony marking the start of Expedition 75.
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