He will be accompanied by crew members Tim Kopra and Yuri Malenchenko.
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This is the kind of view waiting for Peake when he gets to ISS, and what a view it is.
Yesterday’s ceremony took place at the spot from where Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, blasted off in 1961. He shared his views after watching the Russian Soyuz FG rocket that will carry his son into space being lifted onto its launchpad.
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Peake graduated from the the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and worked as a helicopter test pilot.
Well-wishers gathered waving Union flags, cheering and shouting “Go Tim” as Major Peake and his two crew companions departed from the Cosmonaut Hotel for their flight.
Docking will occur at 5.24pm and, following more than 90 minutes of meticulous checks that the seal between the two vehicles is airtight, the hatch will open, allowing Major Tim to join the three astronauts already aboard the ISS.
Timothy Peake hopes to watch the long-awaited galactic epic “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in space. They’ll then open the hatch at about 7.25pm.
Ms Sharman explained. “You’re part of a great big machine… by that stage, the team is so big – the doctors, the trainers – that you’re not going to be able to go wrong”.
The first of three West Point graduates set to command upcoming International Space Station expeditions will launch from Kazakhstan on Tuesday morning (Eastern time) for a six-month stay in orbit.
Tim Peake might be facing 265 different experiments during his historic six-month stay on the International Space Station, but there was one thing the British astronaut was determined to flawless during the voyage: the ideal cup of tea. “He also went through preparation for launch earlier this year when he was on the back-up crew for another mission… so he’s now completely ready”. “That’s what really prepares you for what’s to come”.
In addition to seeing the live feed of the lift-off, school pupils were encouraged to get involved in rocket building, astronaut training and educational workshops.
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“Not every school on the shortlist will be fortunate enough to host one of the calls as this will depend upon Tim’s working arrangements on board the ISS and suitable times when the ISS passes over the United Kingdom during Tim’s mission”.
