Tim Peake

Peake in 2013

Timothy Nigel Peake CMG (born 7 April 1972) is a British astronaut and former Army Air Corps officer. He is the first British astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA). He is a former crew member of the International Space Station (ISS). He is also the second astronaut to bear the flag of the United Kingdom. He is the seventh British-born astronaut in space. He served in the British Army from 1992 to 2009. He was made a Major in 2004.

Peake was born in Chichester, West Sussex. He is a degree holder of the University of Portsmouth. He is married to Rebecca. The couple have two sons.

Tim Peake Media

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  The 46 icon in the foreground of the Expedition 46 patch represents the forty-sixth expeditionary mission to the International Space Station. The graphic portrays the limb of the home planet, Earth, with the black vastness of space in the background.

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  ISS Expedition 47 Insignia* * The central depiction of the International Space Station (ISS) is in recognition of the international achievement of designing, building and maintaining a world-class space laboratory. The orientation of the ISS represents the view seen by the Soyuz crewmembers as they approach the station.

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  Peake on the NEEMO 16 mission

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  Peake working in the Columbus module

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  Peake celebrating 100 days in space with Expedition 47 Commander Tim Kopra

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  Peake pictured during his first career EVA

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  Peake being carried to a medical tent shortly after the landing of Soyuz TMA-19M

Other websites

• Tim Peake Archived 2016-07-07 at the Wayback Machine at the European Space Agency website