London: British astronaut Tim Peake is to return to the International Space Station to carry out more research, the government said on Thursday. The announcement was made at London’s Science Museum, where the capsule which carried Peake on his previous 186-day ‘Principia’ mission to the space station was unveiled for display. “Tim Peake’s Principia mission inspired a generation, and showed just how far science can take you,” said business secretary Greg Clark. A former army officer, Peake, 44, is the first British astronaut at the European Space Agency, and the seventh UK-born person in space. The UK has committed to contribute around €1.4 billion ($1.50 billion) to the European Space Agency over the next four years.

Source: Mint January 26, 2017 16:38 UTC