ESA Astronaut Tim Peake : Bio & training
Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 | 06:30 - 06:45 GMT | 07:30 - 07:45 CET
Replay: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 | 16:00 - 16:15 GMT | 17:00 - 17:15 CET
Type: ESA TV Exchange
Format: 16:9
Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to be selected as a member of ESA’s European Astronaut Corps.
With a background in flight dynamics, he served in the British Air Corps as flight commander, helicopter instructor and test pilot.
Scheduled to fly to the ISS next 15 December, he’ll be staying in orbit for five months.
He also has close ties with the UK Space Agency, working on the development of its microgravity research programme.
More information at: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Principia
Preview and download:
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2015/10/Tim_Peake_bio_and_training
Script:
EbSI-112273.doc
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