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British astronaut Major Tim Peake (R) poses for photographs next to a spacesuit at the Science Museum in central London on May 20th 2013, where it was announced he will be joining the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2015. A former army helicopter pilot was on May 20 named as the first "home-grown" British astronaut to head to the International Space Station. Major Tim Peake, 41, will fly out to the ISS in November 2015 as part of a six-man crew, becoming the first Briton ever to travel to space on a British government-funded mission. AFP PHOTO / WILL OLIVER (Photo credit should read WILL OLIVER/AFP via Getty Images)