What Happened
International Space Station Mission Ends After Eight Months
A US-Russian space crew has landed safely in Kazakhstan after an eight-month stint on the International Space Station. The crew, consisting of NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, spent 241 days on the orbiting outpost. Their mission marked the first spaceflight for Williams and Mikaev, while Kud-Sverchkov completed his second mission. The successful landing was reported by the New York Post.