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NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev are concluding their 241‑day mission aboard the International Space Station. The crew undocked from the station at 3:03 a.m. EDT on July 26, heading for a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan. NASA’s live coverage continues at 5:15 a.m.
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New Crew Members Welcomed to International Space Station
From left, Expedition 74 flight engineers Anna Kikina and Pyotr Dubrov of Roscosmos, and Anil Menon of NASA pose for a portrait while holding a cake celebrating their recent arrival aboard the International Space Station.
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