BRITISH astronaut Tim Peake is due to touch down in Glasgow today as part of a two-day visit to Scotland, in which he will recount his experiences on board the International Space Station (ISS).
Peake, who has recently returned from a six month long mission on board the ISS, will visit space technology firm Clyde Space in Glasgow's Finnieston as part of a post-flight UK-tour. During the visit he will meet staff and take part in a question-and-answer session with school pupils.
The 44-year-old, who famously made the first spacewalk by a British astronaut during his 186-day mission which finished in June, will then take part in an Edinburgh International Science Festival in partnership with European Space Agency and UK Space Agency on Monday. Along with NASA crewmate Tim Kopra he will share stories of living and working on the ISS.
Peake was chosen from a pool of 8000 applicants in 2009 to join the European Space Agency astronaut training programme along with five other recruits and became the first person to fly to space under the UK banner since Helen Sharman in 1991.
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