International Space Station astronauts come back down to Earth after drama-filled 6 months aboard or

Three astronauts are returning to Earth after an eventful six months aboard the International Space Station - undeterred the mysterious engine glitch that knocked the orbiting laboratory off course earlier this week . Samantha Cristoforetti, Terry Virts and Anton Shkaplerov climbed into their Soyuz space capsule to make the three-and-a-half hour descent later today (June 11). All going well, they will land in Kazakhstan just before 3pm UK time. The three have been on the Space Station since November 2014. In their time, they've been carrying out research, making repairs and documenting life in space in a series of fascinating social media posts. Thanks to the crew, we now know about these weird devices used when going to the loo in space, how to cut hair in microgravity and what constitutes a 'cheeseburger' when you don't have access to McDonald's. More

(Source: Mirror.co.uk - Jun 12)