Stranded Nasa astronauts to finally return to Earth after nine months in space - Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been at the International Space Station for nine months

One of the NASA astronauts stuck in space has spoken about the concerning effects their long wait has had on their body, with doctors issuing a warning

In a news briefing following the landing, Nasa spokesperson Steve Stich said: "From a human perspective, all of us feel happy about the successful landing, but then there's a piece of us - all of us - that wish it would have been the way we had planned it.