Tim Peake

In 2008, Tim Peake answered an advert from the European Space
Agency looking for astronauts. Six years later he became the
first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station
and carry out a spacewalk.


But Tim didn't always want to be an astronaut. As a child, he
fell in love with flying and pursued a career in aviation. He
progressed from the school Cadet Corps to the Royal Military
Academy at Sandhurst and then into the Army Air Corps. By the
time Tim retired from the British Army as a major, he was
regarded as a highly talented, hugely professional pilot. Just
the kind of person the European Space Agency was looking for.


After his six-month space mission, Tim returned to the UK to work
and engage students in STEM. This year, he became the European
Space Agency's first honorary STEM ambassador. He has also
written several best-selling books and hosted a TV series about
space.


Tim Peake’s latest book Space: The Human Story is out now
published by Penguin. For more info
visit: https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/239553/tim-peake