Tim Peake Set to Become the first Briton to visit the International Space Station Tuesday Dec 15,2015

 

Tim Peake is set to become the first Briton to visit the International Space Station after he is launched into space at 11:03 GMT on  Tuesday December 15,2015

 Tim Peake will be the 8th Briton to go into space

The 7 British individuals who have ventured to space are -

Helen Sharman:

The 27-year-old from Sheffield became the first Briton in space in 1991

Michael Foale:

The most experienced British-born astronaut in history. 375 days in orbit between 1992-2004

Mark Shuttleworth:

South African/British entrepreneur became the second ever self-funded space tourist in 2002

Piers Sellers:

Completed three space missions, 2002-2010

Nicholas Patrick:

Clocked over 300 hours in space, 2006-2010

Richard Garriott:

Journeyed to ISS in 2008 as a self-funded space tourist

Gregory Johnson

Piloted two spaceflights in 2008 and 2011