A U.S.–Russian crew returned safely to Earth after spending 241 days on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud‑Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed in the Soyuz MS‑28 capsule, touching down by parachute in the steppes of Kazakhstan. It was the first space mission for Williams and Mikaev, and the second for Kud‑Sverchkov. After landing, they were flown to Karaganda, where Williams will head back to Houston and the Russian crew members will return to their training base in Star City near Moscow.Their return comes just as another mixed crew begins its own eight‑month mission. NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina arrived at the station on July 14 after launching from Baikonur, with NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman attending—the first NASA chief to visit the site in eight years. They join astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot, and Andrei Fedyaev as part of Expedition 75, continuing U.S.–Russian cooperation in space despite ongoing political tensions.