British Astronaut Readies For Space Launch

Britain's first official astronaut will today stop off in London for the last time before he blasts off for the International Space Station (ISS). Tim Peake is due to launch on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 15 December for a five month mission in which he will orbit the plant more than 2,700 times. He will carry out a series of experiments for the European Space Agency (ESA), as well as running science projects designed by school children.