A mission ends, and all is well October 8, 2018 Cosmos Curated content from the editorial staff at Cosmos Magazine. By Cosmos The Russian Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft touched down successfully early in October, near the town of own of Zhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. The craft carried a crew of three US and Russian astronauts. Their return to earth marked the end of a 197 day mission. Originally published by Cosmos as A mission ends, and all is well