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European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake is gearing up to blast off to the International Space Station tomorrow from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The former army helicopter and test pilot will join NASA 'naut Tim Kopra cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko atop the Soyuz-TMA19M for a scheduled departure from terra firma at …

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  1. Voland's right hand Silver badge

    Yuri definitely knows something the other two do not

    His Non-Smile is on par only with German Titov (the real, non-retouched photos).

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    1. Dan 55 Silver badge
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      Meh

      Re: Yuri definitely knows something the other two do not

      It seems the Russians take this kind of thing very seriously, if you saw yesterday's Horizon.

      Icon, well, because.

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      1. Robert Helpmann??
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        Childcatcher

        Re: Yuri definitely knows something the other two do not

        He has the same look on his face as I do after having been forced to waste hours spent time in meetings reporting to our leadership things that could have easily been summarized in a five minute email.

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    2. phuzz Silver badge
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      Re: Yuri definitely knows something the other two do not

      Yuri Gagarin was always grinning though. It's pretty hard to find a photo of him looking serious, so it's not all cosmonauts who look grumpy.

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        Re: Yuri definitely knows something the other two do not

        "Yuri Gagarin was always grinning though"

        He came back in one piece and was then a national hero who had to be kept away from anything too high risk. So yes, a lot to grin about.

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  2. TitterYeNot

    Ground Control....

    ... to Major Tom Tim,

    Take your protein pills and plug your spacesuit in...

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  3. Anonymous Coward
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    Which night?

    Is bath night?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Interesting transition

    "The former army helicopter and test pilot..."

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  5. Alister

    I'm waiting for Donald Trump to decry a British Army bloke for joining ISS...

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    Lets hope that the mission doesn't Peake too soon!

    Sorry:)

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  7. Anonymous Coward
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    "Permission to relieve bladder."

    Thats my favorite line in the 'Right Stuff'.

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    1. Joe Gurman
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      Re: "Permission to relieve bladder."

      A custom since Gagarin did it, cosmonauts (and guests) about to launch in a Soyuz pee on the tire of the bus that brings them to the launch pad, presumably for good luck.... and to prevent damp on launch.

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  8. CommanderGalaxian
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    Not the 1st Brit in Space or on the ISS

    At last. Finally. Finally, Finally. An article that doesn't repeat the utterly incorrect: "Tim Peake will be the first British Astronaut in [Space|ISS]".

    Well done El Reg for accurate reporting in the face of Establishment and Mainstream Media hooraying propaganda.

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