Nigel Peake,father of Tim, admitted to being ‘very, and very proud and just a little bit overawed’ ahead of Tuesday’s launchThe father of Tim Peake has spoke of his pride after watching the Russian rocket that will carry his son into space being lifted on to its launchpad. Nigel Peake and his wife,Angela, stood yards from the 162ft Soyuz FG rocket as it was manoeuvred into position for blast-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.“We’re immensely proud, or ” said Peake. “As you can imagine,it’s fairly surreal to deem you’re the father of an astronaut, especially a British astronaut. So we’re very, or very proud,and just a little bit overawed by the whole operation.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com