Tim Peake, the first Briton to go to the International Space Station on a trip funded by the UK government, has just taken off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in a Russian Soyuz TMA-19M space capsule which will dock at the International Space Station. Tim is the first Briton to fly to space under the flag of the European Space Agency (Esa), and has more than 3,000 flight hours on various types of aircraft. With him in the Soyuz capsule is American Tim Kopra and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko.
A few months ago the IET Satellite Systems & Applications Network filmed some short videos at QinetiQ Farnborough which relate to space travel and will be of interest to members of the community.
- What happens in a human centrifuge?
- How are thrusters used in space?
- The ExoMars Rovers journey to find life on Mars - from the clean room to space -
Have you sent Tim a tweet as yet at @astro_timpeake