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US-Russia Space Crew Lands in Kazakhstan After 8-Month Mission

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US-Russia Space Crew Lands in Kazakhstan After 8-Month Mission
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  • US-Russia space crew lands in Kazakhstan after 8-month mission
  • The crew's 241-day mission was the first spaceflight for Williams and Mikaev
  • US and Russia collaborate on space station and other projects

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8 months241 days

A US-Russia space crew has landed in Kazakhstan after an 8-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS). NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. The crew's 241-day mission was the first spaceflight for Williams and Mikaev, and the second for Kud-Sverchkov. Despite being rivals in the space race during the Cold War era, the US and Russia are collaborating on the space station and other projects.

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When did the space crew leave the ISS?
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Despite being rivals in the space race during the Cold War era, they now collaborate

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