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British boys who impressed Tim Peake with satellite designs heading to Florida for space launch | Science & Tech News
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Two British schoolboys who designed satellites which caught the eye of astronaut Tim Peake are heading to the site of some of history’s most iconic space missions for a rocket launch. Simon Shemetilo, 16, and 14-year-old Craig Alexander are heading to Florida’s Cape Canaveral – the iconic site of countless landmark NASA take-offs over the…
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Tim Peake retires as astronaut to become space ambassador | Science & Tech News
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Major Tim Peake, the first official British astronaut to complete a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), is retiring. Seven years since his history-making stroll among the stars in January 2016, the 50-year-old will become an ambassador for the European Space Agency (ESA) to help young people pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and…