NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Returns to Earth

NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on July 26, 2026, landing in Kazakhstan near Zhezkazgan. He arrived via the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. As members of Expeditions 73 and 74, the trio spent 241 days in space. During his eight-month stay aboard the International Space Station, Williams supported various technology demonstrations and scientific investigations, marking the successful completion of his first orbital mission.