After 241 days in orbit this NASA astronaut is finally home
NASA astronaut Chris Williams has returned to Earth after a 241-day mission aboard the International Space Station. During his time in orbit, Williams conducted research on cancer treatments and advanced manufacturing while performing critical station maintenance.
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NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday after completing an eight month science mission aboard the International Space Station. He traveled home with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev.
The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft touched down safely by parachute on July 26 at 5:27 a.m. CDT (3:27 p.m., Kazakhstan time) southeast of Dzhezkazgan. The crew had departed the space station at 2:03 a.m.
Williams and his crewmates spent 241 days in space after launching to the International Space Station on Nov. 27, 2025. During the mission, they completed 3,856 orbits of Earth and traveled more than 102 million miles.
The flight marked the first space mission for Williams and Mikaev. It was Kud-Sverchkov's second journey into space.
Cancer Research and Advanced Manufacturing
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