In the whole of human history, only more than 600 people have left Earth. Speaking to Emily Briffett, European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake chronicles the human experience of space exploration over the last sixty years, from our first forays to the modern day – sharing some of his own experiences of spaceflight along the way.

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Tim Peake is the author of Space: The Human Story (Century, 2023)

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Emily BriffettPodcast editorial assistant

Emily is HistoryExtra’s podcast editorial assistant. Before joining the BBC History team in 2021, Emily graduated with an MA in Public History from Royal Holloway, University of London

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