Lift-off has taken place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket blasted off successfully in its mission to rescue two stranded astronauts

When the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida on Tuesday, it ended a nine-month saga that began as what was supposed to be an eight-day stint on the International Space Station.

Elon Musk’s dad has taken aim at former US President Joe Biden after Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth. The pair splashed down off the coast of Florida after being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for nine months.