About Tim
Tim Peake is a British astronaut born on 7 April 1972 in Chichester, England. He served 18 years in the British Army Air Corps as a pilot and test pilot, accumulating over 3,000 flying hours before joining the European Space Agency's astronaut corps in 2009. He was the first British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station, launching on 15 December 2015 for a six-month Principia mission. During his mission he conducted a spacewalk to repair the station's power supply, participated in over 250 scientific experiments, and ran the London Marathon on the station's treadmill.
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Known for
- First British ESA astronaut to visit the International Space Station
- Six-month Principia mission in 2015-2016 conducting scientific research and spacewalks
- Running the London Marathon from orbit
- Army pilot and test pilot with over 3,000 flying hours
- Author of Limitless autobiography
- Keynote speaker and motivational speaker
- Astronaut
- Keynote speaker
- Author
- Former Army officer
- Former test pilot
- Space and exploration
- Leadership and motivation
- Science and technology
- Education
- Space exploration
- Leadership
- Teamwork and communication
- Resilience under pressure
- STEM education
- Risk management
- International cooperation
- High-Performance Expert
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