Four astronauts are back on Earth after an eight-month stay at the International Space Station Crew hurried to International Space Station eight months ago after astronaut fell ill in spaceFour astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.SpaceX brought the US, French and Russian crew back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Angeles. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Four astronauts are back on Earth after an eight-month stay at the International Space StationS1

• Crew hurried to International Space Station eight months ago after astronaut fell ill in spaceFour astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew.S...S2