The European Space Agency recently selected 6 new astronauts which they intend to train for llong duration missions on the International Space Station.
Timothy Peake was most recently an Apache Helicopter test pilot for Augusta Westland and previous to that was a helicopter instructor in the British Army Air Core.
Interestingly the UK does not currently contribute any money to the ESA human spaceflight program, so it is hoped that this selection may encourage the UK government to start contributing directly to the human spaceflight program.
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Meet Timothy Peake the new Brtish Astronaut selected by ESA
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Have you seen the new interview that Tim Peake has given to the Young Eagles at the Museum of Army Flying?
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