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Tuesday, 30 November 2010
European Astronaut Centre Visit
My wife and I were fortunate enough to visit the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne last week. We had a tour around the facilities and met with U.K Astronaut Timothy Peake. Tim and the other five members of the Class of 2009 had graduated as astronauts the day before.
GUCP Work Delayed by Rain to be Finished Today
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians plan to install reference dots on space shuttle Discovery's ground umbilical carrier plate, or GUCP, to monitor for movement during tanking. The work was expected to be completed yesterday, but was delayed by rain.
Discovery's launch is currently targeted for no earlier than Dec. 17, after shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed.
The Program Requirements Control Board reviewed on Nov. 23 repairs and engineering evaluations associated with cracks on two 21-foot-long, U-shaped aluminum brackets, called stringers, on the shuttle's external tank. Managers decided the analysis and tests required to launch Discovery safely are not complete. The work will continue through this week.
The next status review by the PRCB will be Thursday, Dec. 2. If managers clear Discovery for launch on Dec. 17, the preferred time is about 8:51 p.m. EST.
Friday, 26 November 2010
Discovery Powered Down, Analysis Continues
Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:47:44 -0600
At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Discovery is powered down for the weekend while analysis continue. Discovery's launch is currently targeted for no earlier than Dec. 17, after shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed.
The Program Requirements Control Board reviewed on Wednesday repairs and engineering evaluations associated with cracks on two 21-foot-long, U-shaped aluminum brackets, called stringers, on the shuttle's external tank. Managers decided the analysis and tests required to launch Discovery safely are not complete. The work will continue through next week.
The next status review by the PRCB will be Thursday, Dec. 2. If managers clear Discovery for launch on Dec. 17, the preferred time is about 8:51 p.m. EST.
ESA's New Astronaut Graduates - Thomas Pesquet
Thomas Pesquet
European Space Agency Astronaut
Personal data
Born in Rouen, France, on 27 February 1978. Pesquet is a black belt in judo and enjoys basketball, jogging, swimming, squash and outdoor sports, such as mountain biking, kite surfing, sailing, skiing and snowboarding. He also has extensive experience in scuba diving and sky diving. His other interests include travelling, playing the saxophone and reading.
Education
Pesquet graduated from the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, France, in 1998.
In 2001, he received a master’s degree from the École Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France, majoring in space systems and space vehicle mechanics. He spent his final year before graduation at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, as an exchange student on the Aeronautics and Space Master.
Pesquet graduated from the Air France flight school in 2006. This led to an Air Transport Pilot License-Instrument Rating (ATPL-IR).
Experience
From April to September 2001, Pesquet was a trainee engineer with Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France, where he developed a satellite system pre-dimensioning tool using concurrent engineering techniques.
From October 2001, he worked as a spacecraft dynamics engineer on remote sensing missions for GMV S.A. in Madrid, Spain.
Between 2002 and 2004, Pesquet worked at the French space agency, CNES, as a research engineer on space mission autonomy. He also carried out various studies on future European ground segment design and European space technology harmonization. From late 2002, he was a representative of CNES at CCSDS, the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, on cross-support topics.
A private pilot, he was selected in 2004 for Air France's flight training programme. He went on to become a commercial pilot for the French airline, where he started flying the Airbus A320 in 2006. He has logged more than 2000 hours flying time on various commercial airliners.
Pesquet was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
European Space Agency Astronaut
Personal data
Born in Rouen, France, on 27 February 1978. Pesquet is a black belt in judo and enjoys basketball, jogging, swimming, squash and outdoor sports, such as mountain biking, kite surfing, sailing, skiing and snowboarding. He also has extensive experience in scuba diving and sky diving. His other interests include travelling, playing the saxophone and reading.
Education
Pesquet graduated from the Lycée Pierre Corneille in Rouen, France, in 1998.
In 2001, he received a master’s degree from the École Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France, majoring in space systems and space vehicle mechanics. He spent his final year before graduation at the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada, as an exchange student on the Aeronautics and Space Master.
Pesquet graduated from the Air France flight school in 2006. This led to an Air Transport Pilot License-Instrument Rating (ATPL-IR).
Experience
From April to September 2001, Pesquet was a trainee engineer with Thales Alenia Space in Cannes, France, where he developed a satellite system pre-dimensioning tool using concurrent engineering techniques.
From October 2001, he worked as a spacecraft dynamics engineer on remote sensing missions for GMV S.A. in Madrid, Spain.
Between 2002 and 2004, Pesquet worked at the French space agency, CNES, as a research engineer on space mission autonomy. He also carried out various studies on future European ground segment design and European space technology harmonization. From late 2002, he was a representative of CNES at CCSDS, the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems, on cross-support topics.
A private pilot, he was selected in 2004 for Air France's flight training programme. He went on to become a commercial pilot for the French airline, where he started flying the Airbus A320 in 2006. He has logged more than 2000 hours flying time on various commercial airliners.
Pesquet was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
ESA's New Astronaut Graduates - Timothy Peake
Timothy Peake
European Space Agency Astronaut
Personal data
Born in Chichester, the United Kingdom, on 7 April 1972. Married with one son. Peake includes skiing, scuba diving and cross country running among his leisure activities. He also enjoys reading.
Education
Peake completed his secondary education at Chichester High School for Boys in 1990. In 2005, he graduated from the Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) in Boscombe Down, UK, where he was awarded the Westland Trophy. He received a Bachelor of Science in flight dynamics and evaluation from the University of Portsmouth in 2006.
Special Honours
Peake was awarded a Certificate for Meritorious Service for exemplary and dedicated service to the British Army in 2006.
Organisations
Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
Experience
Peake graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1992 as an officer in the Army Air Corps. He served on attachment with the Royal Green Jackets as a Platoon Commander in Northern Ireland, prior to commencing flying training. He was awarded his Army Flying Wings in 1994.
Between 1994 and 1998 he served as a reconnaissance pilot and flight commander in Germany, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, Kenya and Canada. He also qualified as a Combat Survival and Rescue Instructor and a Flight Safety Officer.
Peake qualified as a helicopter flying instructor in 1998 prior to being selected for an exchange posting with the US Army, flying Apache helicopters (1999-2002). On his return to the UK, Peake was employed as an Apache helicopter instructor from 2002 to 2005, during which time he was instrumental in introducing the Apache into service with the British Army.
On completion of test pilot training, Peake served with Rotary Wing Test Squadron, Boscombe Down, between 2006 and 2009. He was the senior Apache test pilot in addition to test pilot for Special Forces aircraft projects. He was also the Squadron Training Officer and qualified as a Post Crash Management Incident Officer.
On retirement from the British Army in 2009, Peake was employed as a helicopter test pilot for AgustaWestland, flying Apache, Lynx, EH101 and A109 aircraft. He has logged over 3000 hours flying time on more than 30 types of helicopter and fixed wing aircraft, including the Hawk, Dakota, Harvard and Mi-17.
Peake was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
European Space Agency Astronaut
Personal data
Born in Chichester, the United Kingdom, on 7 April 1972. Married with one son. Peake includes skiing, scuba diving and cross country running among his leisure activities. He also enjoys reading.
Education
Peake completed his secondary education at Chichester High School for Boys in 1990. In 2005, he graduated from the Empire Test Pilots School (ETPS) in Boscombe Down, UK, where he was awarded the Westland Trophy. He received a Bachelor of Science in flight dynamics and evaluation from the University of Portsmouth in 2006.
Special Honours
Peake was awarded a Certificate for Meritorious Service for exemplary and dedicated service to the British Army in 2006.
Organisations
Member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots.
Experience
Peake graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1992 as an officer in the Army Air Corps. He served on attachment with the Royal Green Jackets as a Platoon Commander in Northern Ireland, prior to commencing flying training. He was awarded his Army Flying Wings in 1994.
Between 1994 and 1998 he served as a reconnaissance pilot and flight commander in Germany, the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, Northern Ireland, Kenya and Canada. He also qualified as a Combat Survival and Rescue Instructor and a Flight Safety Officer.
Peake qualified as a helicopter flying instructor in 1998 prior to being selected for an exchange posting with the US Army, flying Apache helicopters (1999-2002). On his return to the UK, Peake was employed as an Apache helicopter instructor from 2002 to 2005, during which time he was instrumental in introducing the Apache into service with the British Army.
On completion of test pilot training, Peake served with Rotary Wing Test Squadron, Boscombe Down, between 2006 and 2009. He was the senior Apache test pilot in addition to test pilot for Special Forces aircraft projects. He was also the Squadron Training Officer and qualified as a Post Crash Management Incident Officer.
On retirement from the British Army in 2009, Peake was employed as a helicopter test pilot for AgustaWestland, flying Apache, Lynx, EH101 and A109 aircraft. He has logged over 3000 hours flying time on more than 30 types of helicopter and fixed wing aircraft, including the Hawk, Dakota, Harvard and Mi-17.
Peake was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
ESA's New Astronaut Graduates - Luca Parmitano
Luca Parmitano
European Space Agency astronaut
Personal data
Born in Paternò, Italy, on 27 September 1976. Married with one daughter. Parmitano is an active scuba diver and enjoys snowboarding, skydiving, weight training and swimming. Other interests include reading and music.
Education
Parmitano graduated from the Liceo Scientifico Statale `Galileo Galilei´ in Catania, Italy, in 1995.
In 1999, he completed a bachelor's degree in political sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, with a thesis on international law. In 2000, he graduated from the Italian Air Force Academy, in Pozzuoli, Italy.
Parmitano completed basic training with the U.S. Air Force at the Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training in Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, US, in 2001. He completed the JCO/CAS course with the USAFE in Sembach, Germany, in 2002.
In 2003, he qualified as Electronic Warfare Officer at the ReSTOGE in Pratica di Mare, Italy. He completed the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) in Florennes, Belgium, in 2005.
In July 2009, Parmitano completed a master’s degree in experimental flight test engineering at the Institute Superieure de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE), in Toulouse, France.
Special honours
Awarded a Silver Medal to the Aeronautical Valour by the President of the Italian Republic in 2007.
Experience
Following completion of undergraduate pilot training in 2001, Parmitano flew the AM-X aircraft with the 13th Squadron, 32nd Wing in Amendola, Italy, from 2001 to 2007. During that time, he obtained all the qualifications on the aircraft, including Combat Ready, Four Ship Leader, Mission Commander/Package Leader.
Within the 13th Squadron he served as Chief of Training Section and Commander of the 76th Flight. He was also the 32nd Wing Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO).
In 2007, he was selected by the Italian Air Force to become a test pilot. He trained as an Experimental Test Pilot at EPNER, the French test pilot school in Istres.
Parmitano is a captain in the Italian Air Force. He has logged more than 2000 hours flying time, is qualified on more than 20 types of military airplanes and helicopters, and has flown over 40 types of aircraft.
Parmitano was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
European Space Agency astronaut
Personal data
Born in Paternò, Italy, on 27 September 1976. Married with one daughter. Parmitano is an active scuba diver and enjoys snowboarding, skydiving, weight training and swimming. Other interests include reading and music.
Education
Parmitano graduated from the Liceo Scientifico Statale `Galileo Galilei´ in Catania, Italy, in 1995.
In 1999, he completed a bachelor's degree in political sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, with a thesis on international law. In 2000, he graduated from the Italian Air Force Academy, in Pozzuoli, Italy.
Parmitano completed basic training with the U.S. Air Force at the Euro-Nato Joint Jet Pilot Training in Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, US, in 2001. He completed the JCO/CAS course with the USAFE in Sembach, Germany, in 2002.
In 2003, he qualified as Electronic Warfare Officer at the ReSTOGE in Pratica di Mare, Italy. He completed the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP) in Florennes, Belgium, in 2005.
In July 2009, Parmitano completed a master’s degree in experimental flight test engineering at the Institute Superieure de l’Aeronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE), in Toulouse, France.
Special honours
Awarded a Silver Medal to the Aeronautical Valour by the President of the Italian Republic in 2007.
Experience
Following completion of undergraduate pilot training in 2001, Parmitano flew the AM-X aircraft with the 13th Squadron, 32nd Wing in Amendola, Italy, from 2001 to 2007. During that time, he obtained all the qualifications on the aircraft, including Combat Ready, Four Ship Leader, Mission Commander/Package Leader.
Within the 13th Squadron he served as Chief of Training Section and Commander of the 76th Flight. He was also the 32nd Wing Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO).
In 2007, he was selected by the Italian Air Force to become a test pilot. He trained as an Experimental Test Pilot at EPNER, the French test pilot school in Istres.
Parmitano is a captain in the Italian Air Force. He has logged more than 2000 hours flying time, is qualified on more than 20 types of military airplanes and helicopters, and has flown over 40 types of aircraft.
Parmitano was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
ESA's New Astronaut Graduates - Andreas Mogensen
Andreas Mogensen
European Space Agency astronaut
Personal data
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on 2 November 1976. He enjoys rugby, basketball, squash, fitness training and trail running. He also enjoys adventure travelling, such as canoeing, kayaking, and mountaineering. His other interests include general science, in particular space exploration, astrobiology and evolution, literature and politics. He also builds and flies remote-controlled airplanes.
Education
Mogensen graduated with an International Baccalaureate from Copenhagen International School in Denmark in 1995. In 1999, he received a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom. He received a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, in the United States in 2007.
Organisations
Member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the American Astronautical Society (AAS), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Institute of Navigation (ION) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DGLR).
Experience
Mogensen worked for Schlumberger as a drilling services engineer on an offshore oil rig in the Republic of Congo and the Republic of Angola between 2000 and 2001. From 2001 to 2003, he worked as a control systems engineer at Vestas Wind Systems in Denmark.
From 2004 to 2007, whilst working towards his doctorate, Mogensen worked as a research assistant at the Center for Space Research and as a teaching assistant in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, in the United States.
From 2007 to 2008, he was employed as an attitude & orbit control systems engineer by HE Space Operations. He was contracted out to EADS Astrium in Friedrichshafen, Germany for the duration of this employment.
From 2008 until his astronaut selection in 2009, Mogensen was employed as a research fellow at the Surrey Space Centre at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom. His research focused on spacecraft guidance, navigation and control during entry, descent and landing.
Mogensen was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010.
ESA's New Astronaut Graduates - Alexander Gerst
Alexander Gerst
European Space Agency astronaut
Personal data
Born in Künzelsau, Germany, on 3 May 1976. His favourite sports are fencing, swimming and running. He especially enjoys outdoor activities including skydiving, snowboarding, hiking, mountaineering, climbing and scuba diving.
Education
Graduated from the Technical High School in Öhringen, Germany, in 1995.
In 2003, Gerst received a diploma in geophysics from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, and a master's degree in earth sciences from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Both degrees were awarded with distinction.
In 2010 he graduated with a Doctorate in Natural Sciences at the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Hamburg, Germany, following his dissertation on geophysics and volcanic eruption dynamics.
Organisations
Member of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI), the German Geophysical Society (DGG), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), the European Volcanological Society (SVE) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Experience
During his school education, Gerst volunteered as a fire-fighter and water rescue lifeguard. As a student, between 1998 and 2003, he participated in various international scientific collaborations and field experiments. Several of these led him to remote locations in Antarctica and on other continents, where he installed various scientific instruments.
From 2001 to 2003, in the frame of research for his master’s thesis on a volcano in New Zealand, Gerst developed a new volcano monitoring technique that might one day improve the ability to forecast volcanic eruptions. Results of that study were published in Science Magazine.
Gerst worked on the development of scientific instruments as a scientist at the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Hamburg between 2004 and 2009.
From 2005 to 2009, whilst at the Institute of Geophysics, he also worked towards his doctorate, for which he investigated volcanic eruption dynamics on active volcanoes. The main goal of his research was to determine the mechanics and the energy release during the first seconds of a volcanic eruption. His research led him to visit volcanoes on all continents, concentrating on an active volcano in Antarctica that is used as an outdoor laboratory. In 2007, Gerst received the Bernd Rendel award for outstanding research from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Gerst was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on November 22 2010.
European Space Agency astronaut
Personal data
Born in Künzelsau, Germany, on 3 May 1976. His favourite sports are fencing, swimming and running. He especially enjoys outdoor activities including skydiving, snowboarding, hiking, mountaineering, climbing and scuba diving.
Education
Graduated from the Technical High School in Öhringen, Germany, in 1995.
In 2003, Gerst received a diploma in geophysics from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, and a master's degree in earth sciences from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Both degrees were awarded with distinction.
In 2010 he graduated with a Doctorate in Natural Sciences at the Institute of Geophysics of the University of Hamburg, Germany, following his dissertation on geophysics and volcanic eruption dynamics.
Organisations
Member of the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI), the German Geophysical Society (DGG), the European Geosciences Union (EGU), the European Volcanological Society (SVE) and the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Experience
During his school education, Gerst volunteered as a fire-fighter and water rescue lifeguard. As a student, between 1998 and 2003, he participated in various international scientific collaborations and field experiments. Several of these led him to remote locations in Antarctica and on other continents, where he installed various scientific instruments.
From 2001 to 2003, in the frame of research for his master’s thesis on a volcano in New Zealand, Gerst developed a new volcano monitoring technique that might one day improve the ability to forecast volcanic eruptions. Results of that study were published in Science Magazine.
Gerst worked on the development of scientific instruments as a scientist at the Institute of Geophysics at the University of Hamburg between 2004 and 2009.
From 2005 to 2009, whilst at the Institute of Geophysics, he also worked towards his doctorate, for which he investigated volcanic eruption dynamics on active volcanoes. The main goal of his research was to determine the mechanics and the energy release during the first seconds of a volcanic eruption. His research led him to visit volcanoes on all continents, concentrating on an active volcano in Antarctica that is used as an outdoor laboratory. In 2007, Gerst received the Bernd Rendel award for outstanding research from the German Research Foundation (DFG).
Gerst was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009 and graduated on November 22 2010.
ESA's New Astronaut Graduates - Samantha Cristoforetti
Samantha Cristoforetti
European Space Agency Astronaut
Personal data
Born in Milan, Italy, on 26 April 1977. Cristoforetti enjoys hiking, scuba diving, caving, swimming, running, weight training and yoga. Other interests include learning foreign languages, reading and ballroom dancing.
Education
Cristoforetti completed her secondary education at the Liceo Scientifico in Trento, Italy, in 1996.
In 2001, she graduated from the Technische Universität Munich, Germany, with a master’s degree in engineering. As part of her studies, she spent four months at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France (Erasmus exchange), and ten months at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technologies in Moscow, Russia, where she conducted research for her master’s thesis.
She also completed a bachelor degree in aeronautical sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, in 2005.
Experience
From 2001, Cristoforetti attended the Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli, Italy, graduating in 2005. During this time she served as class leader and was awarded the Honour Sword for best academic achievement.
From 2005 to 2006, she was based at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas, the United States. Upon completion of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, she became a fighter pilot and was assigned to the 132nd Squadron, 51st Bomber Wing, based in Istrana, Italy.
In 2007, Cristoforetti was assigned to the 212th Squadron, 61st Flight Training Wing, at Galatina, Italy, where she completed `Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals´ training.
From 2007 to 2008, she was a pilot and Deputy Chief of Wing's Plan and Operations Section for the 51st Bomber Wing in Istrana, Italy.
In 2008, she joined the 101st Squadron, 32nd Bomber Wing, based at Foggia, Italy, where she attended operational conversion training for the AM-X attack fighter.
Cristoforetti is a lieutenant in the Italian Air Force. She has logged more than 500 hours flying time on six types of military aircraft, including SF-260, T-37, T-38, MB-339A, MB-339CD, AM-X. She received her flight’s Best Wingman’s award during T-38 training.
Cristoforetti was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009, and graduated as an ESA astronaut on 22 November 2010.
European Space Agency Astronaut
Personal data
Born in Milan, Italy, on 26 April 1977. Cristoforetti enjoys hiking, scuba diving, caving, swimming, running, weight training and yoga. Other interests include learning foreign languages, reading and ballroom dancing.
Education
Cristoforetti completed her secondary education at the Liceo Scientifico in Trento, Italy, in 1996.
In 2001, she graduated from the Technische Universität Munich, Germany, with a master’s degree in engineering. As part of her studies, she spent four months at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace in Toulouse, France (Erasmus exchange), and ten months at the Mendeleev University of Chemical Technologies in Moscow, Russia, where she conducted research for her master’s thesis.
She also completed a bachelor degree in aeronautical sciences at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy, in 2005.
Experience
From 2001, Cristoforetti attended the Italian Air Force Academy in Pozzuoli, Italy, graduating in 2005. During this time she served as class leader and was awarded the Honour Sword for best academic achievement.
From 2005 to 2006, she was based at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas, the United States. Upon completion of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training, she became a fighter pilot and was assigned to the 132nd Squadron, 51st Bomber Wing, based in Istrana, Italy.
In 2007, Cristoforetti was assigned to the 212th Squadron, 61st Flight Training Wing, at Galatina, Italy, where she completed `Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals´ training.
From 2007 to 2008, she was a pilot and Deputy Chief of Wing's Plan and Operations Section for the 51st Bomber Wing in Istrana, Italy.
In 2008, she joined the 101st Squadron, 32nd Bomber Wing, based at Foggia, Italy, where she attended operational conversion training for the AM-X attack fighter.
Cristoforetti is a lieutenant in the Italian Air Force. She has logged more than 500 hours flying time on six types of military aircraft, including SF-260, T-37, T-38, MB-339A, MB-339CD, AM-X. She received her flight’s Best Wingman’s award during T-38 training.
Cristoforetti was selected as an ESA astronaut in May 2009, and graduated as an ESA astronaut on 22 November 2010.
European Astronaut Centre Visit
My wife and I on business at the European Astronaut Centre near Cologne were lucky enough to meet the newly qualified U.K Astronaut Timothy Peake.
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