Astronaut Chris Hadfield tweets from Prestwick after return to Earth

Cmdr Hadfield is now back at at Johnson Space Center via Prestwick

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield touched down at Prestwick Airport on Tuesday evening after his return from the International Space Station.

The commander, who built up a huge following tweeting from space, splashed down in Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning.

He later tweeted: "On the ground in Prestwick, Scotland, to refuel. Blue sky day, Nature smiling on us. Was 1st here in 1977."

Cmdr Hadfield has now arrived in the US and is back at Johnson Space Center.

On Monday the astronaut published the first music video shot in space, a zero-gravity version of David Bowie's hit, Space Oddity.

By Tuesday Cmdr Hadfield was back on Earth and returning to Nasa.

His tweet from Scotland got a response from First Minister Alex Salmond, who said: "Glad you're getting a closer look after the wonderful pics from space!"

Mr Salmond had tweeted Cmdr Hadfield while he was on his five month mission, praising his photography.