Space station astronauts have received a special Easter treat – a cargo ship full of supplies.

The first talking humanoid robot “astronaut” has taken off in a rocket.

IN WHAT might embarrass less adventurous souls, astronaut Koichi Wakata is returning to Earth with the underwear he kept on for a solid month during his space station stay and scientists will check them out.

Space shuttle Endeavour and its seven astronauts returned to Earth today, completing a long but successful construction job that boosted the size and power of the international space station.