Article 6FVC3 Tim Peake to quit retirement to lead UK’s first astronaut mission

Tim Peake to quit retirement to lead UK’s first astronaut mission

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Tobi Thomas
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British astronaut last flew to International Space Station in 2015 as European Space Agency astronaut

The last British astronaut to go into space is to come out of retirement to lead the UK's first astronaut mission.

Tim Peake, 51, who will be leading the mission, last flew to the International Space Station (ISS) as a European Space Agency astronaut in 2015.

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