Full Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-34991335UK astronaut Tim Peake is ready to make his landmark flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
The ex-helicopter pilot - with American Tim Kopra and Russian Yuri Malenchenko - will launch on a Russian Soyuz rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan.
Mr Peake is the first UK astronaut to fly under the banner of the European Space Agency (Esa).
On the ISS he will complete experiments and educational activities designed to get young people interested in science.
Fuelling of the rocket has begun ahead of the launch - set for 11:03 GMT - from Site 1 at Baikonur, the pad where Yuri Gagarin made the first historic human spaceflight in 1961.
The Soyuz space capsule is due to dock with the space station at 17:23 GMT.
Hopefully the launch goes as planned and is a success - I believe you'll be able to watch it on BBC some where and probably elsewhere on the internet for anyone who is interested.
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15-12-2015, 08:22 AM #1
Tim Peake: UK astronaut set for space milestone
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This is really cool! I was watching it this morning when I should have been studying! He looked so happy!
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15-12-2015, 08:17 PM #3
Just watched the stargazing program, it's so exciting!!!
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