Briton In Space: 'Hope You Enjoyed The Show'

Tim Peake has become the first British astronaut to board the International Space Station, which will be his home for the next six months. Major Peake along with Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra were greeted by the existing crew of the ISS, which travels around the Earth at 17,500mph at an average height of 220 miles. The 43-year-old astronaut, who works for the European Space Agency, also joked that it was a "great time in the office".