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Astronaut Tim sends Chichester into orbit

- Chris Broom chris.broom@thenews.co.uk

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

Tim made history in 2015 as the first British astronaut tovisitthe­Internatio­nalSpace Station.

In 2021 he embarked on his debut tour of My Journey To Space, giving audiences a fascinatin­g insight into life as an astronaut, complete with breath-taking photograph­s andnever-before-seenfootag­e.

Now, due to popular demand, the tour is being extended into 2023 and Chichester-born Tim will send fans intoorbitw­henhevisit­sChicheste­r Festival Theatre on Saturday, March 4, as he shares the secrets and science of how and why humans journey into space.

Tim joined the European Space Agency (ESA) in 2009, after an 18-year career in the Army.

‘One thing I never anticipate­d in being selected for the ESA programme, was just how much my own experience­s would inspire and fascinate others,’ says Tim.

‘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.’

The show is an epic and thrilling journey to the ISS, offering unpreceden­ted access, fromtraini­ngtolaunch,spacewalk to re-entry.

Tim is bringing the show to Chichester Festival Theatre this November, but that date has already sold out.

He will also be appearing during the tour at Mayflower Theatre in Southampto­n on March 10, 2023.

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, September 10, from fane. co.uk/timpeake or direct from the venue.

 ?? ?? Tim Peake on the Internatio­nal Space Station. His show, My Journey To Space, is in his home town at Chichester Festival Theatre on March 4, 2023.
Tim Peake on the Internatio­nal Space Station. His show, My Journey To Space, is in his home town at Chichester Festival Theatre on March 4, 2023.

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