“Major Tim”, and fellow crew members Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Tim Kopra, are due to dock with the ISS at 17:24 GMT.
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NASA astronaut Tim Kopra, Yuri Malenchenko from the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) and Tim Peake of the European Space Agency (ESA) will meet the other three Expedition-46 astronauts aboard the ISS to participate in Earth observations and conduct key research to advance knowledge and demonstrate new technologies.
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The wife of astronaut Tim Peake has spoken of her delight at the launch of the rocket carrying him into space.
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During his six-month mission, called Principia in homage to Sir Isaac Newton’s ground-breaking text on gravity and motion, he will participate in some 265 experiments and engage with schools around the UK.
“The launch, the sights, the plume of the rocket below you, the speed – the unconceivable speed – from which you are lifting from the earth”, he said.
Earlier this afternoon, the European Space Agency confirmed that the “scheduled burns” (blasts from the rocket’s motor) had been made, allowing the spacecraft to manoeuvre towards the ISS.
British astronaut Tim Peake, a member of the main crew to the International Space Station (ISS), waits during an inspection of his space suit prior to the launch of Soyuz-FG rocket at the Russian leased Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.
Peake is not the first Briton to fly in space.
Bringing the conference to an end before continuing with his first evening on board ISS, Major Peake said: “Thank you very much and love down to everyone”.
In a letter to the astronaut, which the Royal Family shared on Twitter, Her Majesty said: “Prince Philip and I are pleased to transmit our best wishes to Major TImothy Peake as he joins th International Space Station in orbit”.
Peake, 43, is a former army major and is the first Briton to go into space since Helen Sharman travelled on a Soviet spacecraft for eight days in 1991.
A Soyuz space capsule carrying travelers from Russian Federation, the United States and United Kingdom arrived at the International Space Station today (Dec. 15), with its cosmonaut commander manually docking the spacecraft after its autopilot unexpectedly aborted an initial attempt.
Scots were able to take in views of the International Space Station yesterday, as it passed twice over the UK.
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While he waits for an hour in the Soyuz capsule before lift-off, Peake’s chosen a three-song playlist to listen to: Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now“, U2’s “Beautiful Day” and Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars”.
