Helen Sharman becoming the first British astronaut in space in 1991 and Tim Peake’s five-month stay on the International Space Station both made it into the top 20. Over a quarter became more interested in space exploration after this year’s manned Space X launch. Britain's next astronaut will follow in the footsteps of Major Tim Peake with a trip to the International Space Station, with a selection process due to start next year. The ad said that experience as a pilot is a 'plus', as is the ability to speak Russian because the rocket trip to the International Space Station will be aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. Denmark's first astronaut Andreas Mogensen said learning to speak Russian was his biggest challenge.

Source: Daily Mirror October 04, 2020 22:30 UTC