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Post by Frenchie on Jun 17, 2009 18:09:17 GMT 1
The UK astronaut candidate Tim Peake will definitely get into orbit, says space agency boss Jean-Jacques Dordain. "Major Tim" was selected last month to join Europe's astronaut corps, but launch places will soon reduce with the retirement of the space shuttle. Concern has been expressed that Europe's six new recruits may struggle to find a ride into orbit. However, Mr Dordain told the Paris air show that there was no prospect of anyone being left on the ground.
"They will all fly; and this is a commitment we have to them," he told the BBC. "Your British astronaut will fly."
Tim Peake was accepted into the corps in May along with Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, Italians Samantha Cristoforetti and Luca Parmitano, Germany's Alexander Gerst, and Denmark's Andreas Mogensen.
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