Brazil’s first man in space landed back on Earth in the freezing Kazakh steppe today after a nine-day visit to the international space station.

A Soyuz capsule docked with the international space station today, bringing Brazil’s first astronaut, a new Russian-American crew and a fresh load of supplies, equipment and experiments.

It was “Good Day Sunshine” for the international space station crew today.

Pop legend Paul McCartney will be the first musician to broadcast live to an audience in space - when he beams Beatles song Good Day Sunshine to the crew in the International Space Station this weekend.

Paul McCartney is to become the first artist in history to broadcast live music into space, it was announced today.