Timothy Peake
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Tim Peake is a retired British astronaut of the European Space Agency, Army Air Corps officer and author, born on 7 April 1972. He is the first British ESA astronaut and the second to wear a UK flag patch, after Helen Sharman. ESA began his basic training in September 2009 and he graduated on 22 November 2010. He flew on Soyuz TMA-19M in December 2015 and spent time aboard the International Space Station as part of Expedition 46 and Expedition 47. Wikidata records 185 days and 22 hours in space. It was his only spaceflight.
- Born
- 7 April 1972
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Flights
- 1: Soyuz TMA-19M (2015)
- Time in space
- 185 days 22 hours
- Stations visited
- International Space Station, as part of Expedition 46, Expedition 47
Data as of 2 November 2026. Source: Wikidata (CC0). All people who have flown in space.
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