by Benson Agoha | History
* Tim Peake launches into space and becomes Britain's first official astronaut to fly to the International Space Station.
* His lift-off, on a Russian Soyuz rocket with Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Tim Kopra, happened at 11:03 GMT.
* After six-and-a-half hours, at 17:33 GMT, their capsule successfully docked with the ISS
* Two-and-a-half hours after that, the hatch finally opened and the ISS crew welcomed the three newcomers on board
* Mr Peake, previously an Army major and helicopter pilot, will spend six months on board the space station orbiting the Earth
* He has spent six years training to become the first professional British astronaut to be employed by the European Space Agency
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| * PM David Cameron watching at the blast off today. (Credit: DC) |
It will make front line tomorrow but PM David Cameron has already expressed his happiness at watching the first Brit to visit the International Space Station during blast off.
The PM watched Tim Peake become the first Briton to achieve that feet, after he leaves to join the ISS for a six month stay.
"It was great to watch Tim Peake blast off on his mission to join the International Space Station," he shared on social media.
The PM watched Tim Peake become the first Briton to achieve that feet, after he leaves to join the ISS for a six month stay.
"It was great to watch Tim Peake blast off on his mission to join the International Space Station," he shared on social media.
But the race to joining the list of those to visit the ISS is so competitive that if you want to achieve the feet, you will have to beat thousands on queue.
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| * Major Timothy Peake of the European Space Agency is a member of the European Astronauts Corps. (Credit: via Wiki) |
The highlights include:
* Tim Peake launches into space and becomes Britain's first official astronaut to fly to the International Space Station.
* His lift-off, on a Russian Soyuz rocket with Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Tim Kopra, happened at 11:03 GMT.
* After six-and-a-half hours, at 17:33 GMT, their capsule successfully docked with the ISS
* Two-and-a-half hours after that, the hatch finally opened and the ISS crew welcomed the three newcomers on board
* Mr Peake, previously an Army major and helicopter pilot, will spend six months on board the space station orbiting the Earth
* He has spent six years training to become the first professional British astronaut to be employed by the European Space Agency
* Highlights provided by the BBC.
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