Letters: Engineering can be as inspiring as space
British astronaut Tim Peake (centre) with Vince Cable (left) and science minister David Willetts (right) at No 10 Downing St. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA The new…
Animal astronauts return from space mission – video
A Russian space capsule containing mice, geckos, gerbils, snails and fish returns to Earth after a month-long mission in space. The Bion-M craft orbited at a height of…
In praise of … the Tim takeoff | Editorial
The sickly child in Dickens and the dog in Blyton – the literary canon was never especially kind to Tims but it was Harry…
Lost in space: why it has taken so long to put a British astronaut into orbit
Helen Sharman, Britain's first cosmonaut, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1991. Her journey aboard the Mir space station was not supported by the British government. Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features …
Tim Peake: one giant leap for Britain’s first man in space
The view of Earth from the International Space Station – soon to be enjoyed by Major Tim Peake. Photograph: AP I think we already know…
Tim Peake to become first British astronaut to visit International Space Station – video
A former army test pilot is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake will live and work on the space…
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