Tim Peake: life on space station 'spectacular' says astronaut
by Tim Radford from on (#Y44Z)
The biggest challenge Tim Peake faced during a press conference full of non-controversial questions was doing a back-flip in orbit
His first day in space was way beyond all his expectations. No, he hadn't seen the new Star Wars film yet but all of them up there were looking forward to seeing it. He was looking forward to training - on a treadmill, harnessed to the spot - for the London Marathon.
He was absolutely blown away to get a tweet from Her Majesty the Queen. And he was looking forward to calling home on Christmas Day from this "wonderfully unique place to call friends and family from."
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