Record-Breaking Return: Astronauts Land After Historic Space Stay

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed in Kazakhstan, concluding a record-breaking 374-day stay for the Russian astronauts. The capsule landed on the Kazakh steppe roughly 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the ISS, marking a seamless descent. Tracy Dyson from the United States returned after six months in space.

A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, concluding a record-breaking stay for the Russian astronauts.

The capsule touched down on the Kazakh steppe about 3 1/2 hours after undocking from the ISS, completing an apparently trouble-free descent.

Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub returned after 374 days aboard the space station, marking the longest continuous stay there. Also onboard was American astronaut Tracy Dyson, who had spent six months at the station.

(With inputs from agencies.)