Family over the moon as spaceman back to earth

IRELAND’S adopted astronaut returned to Earth after 101 days in space yesterday to an emotional reunion with his wife and children.

Dan Tani’s relatives in Cork watched the shuttle landing live from the city’s Blackrock Castle Observatory via a live link-up with NASA.

Atlantis touched down on Kennedy Space Centre’s runway 15 at 2.07pm Irish time, after a smooth re-entry.