Tim Peake is a British former Army Air Corps helicopter pilot and European Space Agency astronaut who became the first British Space Agency-sponsored astronaut to visit the International Space Station, launching aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in December 2015 for a roughly six-month mission. During his time aboard the station he performed a spacewalk to repair a power unit and took part in extensive public outreach, including running the London Marathon on a treadmill in orbit. His mission generated significant public interest in space exploration within the United Kingdom.
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Notable MissionSoyuz TMA-19M (Expedition 46/47) 2 Dating
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- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, linked to this subject (nationality).
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1. Tim Peake (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Tim Peake lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Tim Peake
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1972-04-07
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born 7 April 1972
Wikidata, P27 country of citizenship
United Kingdom
Infobox, mission
Soyuz TMA-19M (Expedition 46/47)
Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, operated-by
Major Timothy Nigel Peake (born 7 April 1972) is a retired British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air Corps officer and author.
Associated With: European Space Agency, Lead paragraph, associated-with
Major Timothy Nigel Peake (born 7 April 1972) is a retired British European Space Agency astronaut, Army Air Corps officer and author.
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