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Tim Peake discusses his aims and hopes for the future at the UK Space Conference. Image Credit: UK Space Conference/UK Space Agency

Tim Peake excited to return to space

The future's looking bright for British astronaut Tim Peake, who recently appeared at the 2017 UK Space Conference in Manchester.
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"I think I found the perfect spot for a selfie." Tim Peake completed his first spacewalk on Friday 15 January after nearly five hours in space, but what does space smell like? Image Credit: ESA/NASA

What does space smell like?

Does space have a smell? Astronaut Tim Peake says it smells like a British summer barbeque, burning sausages on a charcoal grill.
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New of Peake's return to space came as the Soyuz capsule that carried the UK astronaut on his first journey to the ISS was unveiled at London's Science Museum. Image Credit: Science Museum

Tim Peake to return to ISS

Britain's first ESA astronaut will serve onboard the ISS once more.
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Tim Peake's Soyuz on display in UK

The Science Museum in London has acquired a piece of UK space history intended to inspire the next generation of British astronauts.
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Peake has continued his outreach work on Earth. In August 2017, he and several other ESA astronauts took part in a project to let children with disabilities experience weightlessness on a parabolic flight. The Kid’s Weightless Dreams campaign was organised by Novespace and Rêves de Gosse 
Credit: ESA/Novespace

Watch Tim Peake's return to Earth

Follow the UK astronaut's return journey home via our live stream, courtesy of ESA.
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Sharman and Mogensen talk with Tim Peake live from the International Space Station

Helen Sharman reunites Juno crewmates

25 years after docking at Mir, Sharman reminisces with her crew and chats with current UK astronaut Tim Peake
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Helen Sharman’s copy of Road to the Stars, pictured here with Tim Peake, is signed not only by Yuri Gagarin, but also by Sharman and her four fellow cosmonauts. Credit: NASA/ESA/Tim Peake

Britons in space – 25 years after Helen Sharman

Helen Sharman, the first Briton in space, celebrates the 25th anniversary of her launch on 18 May 2016. Here we look back on the history of Britain’s journey to the stars.
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What's Christmas like in orbit?

On board the ISS, the crew spend the holiday amongst the stars
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The Soyuz TM-24 logo was designed by artist Fédérica Matta.

A history of ESA mission patches

Take some inspiration from our gallery of past ESA space patches
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