Tim Peake during his Sokol suit pressure testing

ESA astronaut Tim Peake dressed in his Russian Sokol suit, during his Sokol suit pressure testing, before launch to the International Space Station, in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 15 December 2015.

Tim will leave for the International Space Station from Baikonur cosmodrome at 11:03 GMT (12:03 CET) with NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko.

Follow Tim Peake and his mission via timpeake.esa.int.