NASA astronaut Chris Williams returned to Earth on Sunday after finishing an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station, according to ScienceDaily.
Williams came home aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. The capsule landed safely by parachute on July 26 at 5:27 a.m. CDT southeast of Dzhezkazgan, after the crew left the station at 2:03 a.m.
NASA said the three crew members spent 241 days in space after launching to the station on Nov. 27, 2025. During that time, they completed 3,856 trips around Earth and traveled more than 102 million miles.
For Williams, it was his first mission in space. While aboard the orbiting lab, he took part in scientific research and technology demonstrations, including work that could help lead to new cancer treatments and improve materials used in high-performance computers and electronics.
Williams also completed two spacewalks during the mission. After post-landing medical checks, the crew was set to travel by helicopter to Karaganda, Kazakhstan, before Williams returns to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
