Russian Soyuz brings three home after 8 months at space station
EDT and slowly backed away from the lab complex. A Russian Soyuz capsule, carrying commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, cosmonaut Sergey Mikaev and NASA astronaut Chris Williams, lands on the steppe of Kazakhstan in a cloud of dust kicked up by the ship's braking thrusters. Touchdown marked the end of a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station.
- ▪EDT and slowly backed away from the lab complex.
- ▪A Russian Soyuz capsule, carrying commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, cosmonaut Sergey Mikaev and NASA astronaut Chris Williams, lands on the steppe of Kazakhstan in a cloud of dust kicked up by the ship's braking thrusters.
- ▪Touchdown marked the end of a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station.
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Space NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts return to Earth after eight-month stay International Space Station By William Harwood William Harwood CBS News Space Consultant Bill Harwood has been covering the U.S. space program full-time since 1984, first as Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International and now as a consultant for CBS News. Read Full Bio William Harwood July 26, 2026 / 7:35 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut closed out a 241-day stay aboard the International Space Station early Sunday with a fiery plunge back to Earth and an on-target touchdown on the broad steppe of Kazakhstan.Strapped into the Soyuz MS-28/74S ferry ship, commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, flight engineer Sergey Mikaev and NASA's Chris Williams undocked…
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