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Soldier, Pilot, Parent, Astronaut. #Space : The Human Story out now. See link for all book & event information

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Tim Peake
8 years
I'd like to apologise to the lady I just called by mistake saying 'Hello, is this planet Earth?' - not a prank call...just a wrong number!
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Tim Peake
8 years
Time to put on some weight! What an incredible journey it has been– thank you for following & see you back on Earth!
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8 years
Today’s exhilarating #spacewalk will be etched in my memory forever – quite an incredible feeling!
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8 years
Hey, I recognise that place!
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Hope you're all having a wonderful Christmas eve down there. You're looking good from up here! #Principia
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8 years
Last tweet before launch - GO for flight! Thanks for all the good luck messages - phenomenal support! #Principia
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8 years
We see 16 sunrises every day - but I've never seen one as beautiful as this. Good morning Earth!
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#London midnight Saturday – I’d rather be up here…but only just!! #toughcall
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8 years
Back in Europe during my stopover in Bodø, Norway on the way to @ESA_EAC
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The @Space_Station just passed straight through a thick green fog of #aurora …eerie but very beautiful. #Principia
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8 years
Can we see other planets from space? Here’s Venus rising just before the Sun
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6 years
He inspired generations to look beyond our own blue planet and expand our understanding of the universe. His personality and genius will be sorely missed. My thoughts are with his family. BBC News - Stephen Hawking dies aged 76
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8 years
Been some great night passes over Europe recently…I am waving!
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8 years
A sunny UK south coast today - where I grew up (not that I really ever grew up!)
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I never imagined the #aurora was going to be so active – stunning! #Principia
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The Emerald Isle looking lush and green from space...Happy #StPatricksDay to all down there!
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8 years
Beautiful to watch the sun reflected from Earth as we approach night
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Passed over UK today - thoughts are with all those affected by flooding in northern England.
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I had to wait a couple of days but finally caught sight of the elusive #Antarctica – worth the wait!
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8 years
Fresh air, green trees & sunshine - great to be enjoying my first outdoor run today since landing!
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8 years
Caught Mt.Etna having a cheeky smoke the other day!
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8 years
Hello #London ! Fancy a run? :) #LondonMarathon
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Amazing how much lightning can strike our planet in a short time #Principia #timelapse
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8 years
Every so often our orbit lets us enjoy a longer sunrise and sunset - more time to capture the spectacular colours!
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8 years
Watching the Milky Way rising over the horizon
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Hi from #ISS ! What an incredible ride to space yesterday-Soyuz felt so smooth & powerful. Yuri did outstanding job getting us safely docked.
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8 years
Being in space you realise what matters most on Earth: look after each other & the planet
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Tonight’s #ISS pass over UK – anyone watching?…I waved. #Principia
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8 years
More stars in the Universe than grains of sand on Earth – easy to believe from up here
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8 years
I've been waiting to get a pic of The Palms, Dubai & then this happened just prior to capture :) #LuckyDay
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8 years
Last sunset of the day #GoodnightEarth
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#Cairo lights, a cloudy #Mediterranean with lightning and a yellow-green atmosphere under the stars
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8 years
Photo from today – not much chance to play with the camera yet! Goodnight from space. #Principia
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The Space Station passed through magnificent aurora Australis last night
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8 years
An unusual view of our #SoyuzTMA19M launch, taken by an airline pilot flying from Seoul to Frankfurt!
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Some #aurora last all through our 45-minute night
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8 years
I think I found the perfect spot for a #selfie . #spacewalk
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8 years
Sunsets to view are getting few...goodnight Earth
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Beautiful night pass over #Italy , #Alps and #Mediterranean
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7 years
Stumbled across this cool pic I hadn't posted yet - my window seat from space!
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What a cool looking cloud! Have a great Friday night planet Earth :)
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Wake up, it’s a beautiful morning. #Principia
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Can’t see the Pyramids with the naked eye from space but this is the view through an 800mm lens
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8 years
Today the #ISS completed it's 100,000th orbit of our beautiful planet Earth - congratulations @Space_Station !
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4 years
Unusually this month we are being treated to two full moons. Tonight you’ll be able to see the first which is a Harvest Moon and the second will be on 31st Oct - a Halloween ‘Hunter’s Moon’ 👻. I took this 📷 from the #ISS in 2016. #spacephotography #moonphotography #fullmoon
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How cool was that - a lovely @Space_Station pass followed a few minutes later by a much fainter but clearly visible @SpaceX .
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You can see the @Space_Station pass over the UK tonight, 22:10 BST. Look west, low on the horizon & it will cross to the south east, passing beneath the moon. If @SpaceX launches, it will follow about 5 mins later. The sky will be too light to see SpX on 1st pass after launch.
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4 years
I wonder if it has that 'new spacecraft' smell...
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4 years
✔️ Strapped in ✔️ Ready for the ride #LaunchAmerica
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7 years
Merry Christmas to everyone on and off the planet! #ISS
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8 years
Been a lovely full moon this weekend - goodnight Earth!
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Spotted a volcano smoking away on Russia’s far east coast this morning – heat has melted snow around top
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It's still there. Another #aurora shot for anyone not getting bored of them yet (new today) ;) Goodnight from space
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4 years
This is the view during reentry, as temperatures outside reach around 1900C and g-loads build up to 4 or 5g. The atmosphere is essentially your air brake for several minutes. #SpaceX
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8 years
Good weather over the Toon today! #NewcastleUponTyne
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Great to be back in the UK this morning - saw someone who looked familiar at #Heathrow !
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Without this thin, life-supporting atmosphere Earth would be as hostile as Mars or Venus. Let's protect it #EarthDay #marchforscience
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Today we flew straight past the #aurora – breathtaking
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Time for a cuppa and a sunset - goodnight Earth...
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Lightning in a 2-second exposure as we flew over South Africa. Every day I see new and amazing things up here!
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Morning #sunrise , taken with the 800mm lens #Principia
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Getting a photo masterclass from @StationCDRKelly – magical #aurora
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Hard to appreciate from space that the Grand Canyon is over a mile deep
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2nd attempt at my new hobby: space photography. Earth with Kibo module. #Principia
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I was looking for #Antarctica – hard to spot from our orbit. Settled for a moonset instead
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Summer sun setting over UK last night
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Simply never a dull moment looking out of the window...planet Earth is mesmerising! #timelapse #lightning
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We don't see so much of the #Aurora Australis but it's just as stunning.
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Watching the Earth slip into the shadow of night is truly mesmerizing! #Principia
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Moonlight #aurora
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The distant sunrise leaves an orange glow in the atmosphere as we fly over the darkness of night.
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The great city of #Edinburgh catching some good weather today #Scotland
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Scotland, Northern Ireland and Isle of Man looking good this morning! #Principia
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A sea of green fishing boats lights up the night
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I love orbiting over Africa - it is like flying over a canvas of art #AfricaArt
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Goodnight Earth.
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Nighttime #Sahara – you can really see how thin the Earth’s atmosphere is in this pic
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Many thanks @BBCSport we are receiving you loud and clear! @rbs_6_nations #SixNations
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Sunset and sunrise blend into one as the sun just dips below the horizon right now
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It looks like a great day to be climbing a Scottish Munro today! #Principia
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In the airlock, waiting for the last molecules of air to escape into space before opening the hatch. #spacewalk
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Happy St.David’s day to everyone in Wales! #StDavidsDay #Wales
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City lights and starry nights…spot Orion constellation? #Principia
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Looks like the sun is still shining on #Liverpool
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Looks like Santa made it to the #ISS :) Merry Christmas everyone! #Principia
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It’s not every day you’re on the way back from the pub & spot your spacecraft being unloaded off the back of a lorry! Thanks to the staff working late tonight @NtlMuseumsScot to prepare the Soyuz for tomorrow’s opening in #Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Lovely pass-by #SouthAfrica today - still in awe of @eddieizzard running 27 marathons across that stretch of land!
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Seems appropriate that my first photo should be of the #SoyuzTMA19M that delivered us safely to @Space_Station
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Granted - not the most exciting pic ever but this iceberg drifting off Antarctica is about the size of London.
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I never imagined a desert could look so magnificent
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From Spain over France to Moscow on a cloudy night. #Principia #timelapse
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Sunlight is nearly always visible right now. No prizes for guessing where this is… #FestadellaRepubblica
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Venus rising behind the #aurora . #timelapse
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Sunday morning... here comes the Sun! #SundayMorning
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Lights along the Nile stretching into the distance from #Cairo
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View of our beautiful planet Earth from space is simply stunning - and 'space' is so intimidatingly black...I'm captivated by it! #Principia
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#Denmark , #Norway and #Sweden under the #aurora . ttps://flic.kr/p/Dog8fU
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From one mighty ocean to another – ships passing through the Panama canal. #Principia
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Who knew Jupiter was such a beautiful planet - thank you #Juno
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