Trio who lived on space station for six months return to Earth safely

Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy sits in a chair shortly after landing (Roscosmos Space Agency, via AP)

A trio of space travellers have returned safely to Earth after a six-month mission on the International Space Station.

The Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying Nasa astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos’ Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed in Kazakhstan. After a brief medical check-up, the three will be taken to Dzhezkazgan, from where they will depart for home.