After a gap of 24 years since Helen Sharman flew to the Mir space station, the Union (Jack) flag is going to be flown and worn in space once again, what that means is that there's nothing to stop the schoolkids in Great Britain today from being amongst the first men and women to set on foot on Mars in the future.

Tim Peake

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We are a Team and we work hard together.We are all equal to each... by Tim Peake

We are a Team and we work hard together.We are all equal to each other.

Life is not a dream it is a thing by Tim Peake

Life is not a dream it is a thing

Life in orbit is spectacular by Tim Peake

Life in orbit is spectacular

The European Space Agency is not part of the EU so Britain's membership of ESA post-Brexit will still be confirmed.

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We need to be involved now and we need to give our industry a chance to develop what they need to support human space flight, if we're not involved now, then we are simply going to miss the boat.

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Living and working on board the International Space Station is the best place you could be as a professional, a dream would have to be a lunar exploration mission.

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Christmas Day is generally a time for friends and families to get together, and although we can't be with our families this year, we will be orbiting the Earth 16 times on Christmas Day and sending all our good wishes to everybody back down on beautiful planet Earth.

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