Nasa astronauts edging closer to first splashdown return in 45 years

Nasa astronauts edging closer to first splashdown return in 45 years
SpaceX Astronauts Return. Picture: PA

Two Nasa astronauts are on the last leg of their journey home as they prepare to make the first splashdown return to Earth in 45 years.

Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley left the International Space Station after two months on the orbiting laboratory.

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