A BRITISH astronaut will be heading to Basingstoke to share his knowledge about travelling to space.

Tim Peake is keeping his feet firmly on the ground as he heads to Basingstoke with his one-man show My Journey To Space.

Tim made history in 2015 as the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station.

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And now fans can take orbit with Tim at Anvil Arts, on Saturday. September 17, as he shares the secrets and science of how and why humans journey into space.

My Journey To Space gives audiences a fascinating insight into life as an astronaut, complete with breath-taking photographs and never-before-seen footage.

Tim Peake - My Journey To Space. Photo credit Alex Chamberlin

Tickets are on sale now from fane.co.uk/timpeake or direct from the venue.

Tim Peake joined the European Space Agency in 2009, after an 18-year career in the Army. In December 2015, he became the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station to conduct a spacewalk while orbiting Earth.

He said: One thing I never anticipated in being selected for the ESA programme, was just how much my own experiences would inspire and fascinate others.

I will always be mesmerised by space and space travel, but I am just as honoured to be able to travel the country sharing my story and experiences.

It is set to be an epic and thrilling journey to the International Space Station, offering unprecedented access, from training to launch, spacewalk to re-entry.

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Talking about the tour, he added: "Its been brilliant actually. We started in October 2021, so for a lot of people it was their first time getting out and about since lockdown, and then we did more dates in March 2022. We were pretty much sold out everywhere which was fantastic.

"Ive done lots of speaking since joining the ESA, in schools and colleges and in corporate environments, but this was my first time doing something like this and its quite a different experience

"The tour My Journey To Space embellishes on the stories in my book, Limitless. It takes you through how I got to be where I am, doing what I do, and what it takes to become an astronaut."

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