Out-of-this world Tim Peake space facts

Dept for BEIS
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From lift off to landing Tim has inspired millions across the UK and helped advance British science. Have a look at the images after the video for 10 facts about Tim's mission!

Tim's mission, Principia, was named after Sir Isaac Newton’s work on the laws of gravity

On the mission Tim worked up to 14 hours a day

Whilst on the ISS Tim saw 15 or 16 sunrise and sunsets… EVERY DAY

The ISS orbits earth every 91 minutes. During his mission Tim orbited the earth 2,976 times

Tim took part in more than 250 experiments

Without gravity, the human spine stretches out so astronauts return taller than when they left

Tim ran the London Marathon in about 3 hours and 35 minutes. Because the ISS circles the Earth at a relative velocity of 28,800km/h (17,900mph), Tim covered more than 86,000km (53,000mi) during his run.

Astronauts lose up to 1.5% of their bone mass for each month in space. After long spells in space it can take up to three years for bones to return to normal

Tim remotely controlled a prototype robotic rover in Stevenage, whilst he was on the ISS. It took up to 15 minutes from Tim's instruction to be received and actioned by the rover

On entering the Earth's atmosphere and its gravitational pull, astronauts experience g-forces that force them to weigh five times more than they normally would on earth

Government has invested £86m in human spaceflight programmes, helping make Tim's mission possible