our man in space

[saundra]

Well done I love things about space travel
It must be magic to see the earth from space

[Ally]

I love anything to do with space too Saundra and have just watched lift-off on the lunchtime news.

It's so exciting.

I'd love to go to space (although Don says I'm halfway there already!)

[Diflower]

Terrific isn't it, really exciting to have our own astronaut

[meriad]

(although Don says I'm halfway there already!)

It is really fascinating though isn't it just how things like that are possible

[debih]

I think I must be the only person in the world who isn't interested! I didn't watch the launch as I was at work but haven't tried to watch it since, although I'm sure I'll see it on the news at some point.

I don't know why it doesn't interest me - it just doesn't. I actually see it as pretty pointless and a real waste of money. I know why they do it but I just really don't see the point!

[pederito1]

Thrilling but a pity it is not our rocket.

[Aggers]

I think I must be the only person in the world who isn't interested! I didn't watch the launch as I was at work but haven't tried to watch it since, although I'm sure I'll see it on the news at some point.

I don't know why it doesn't interest me - it just doesn't. I actually see it as pretty pointless and a real waste of money. I know why they do it but I just really don't see the point!

You are not the only one who thinks this, Debih. I do, too.

Apparently only a small portion of the rocket, the manned bit, will reach its destination.
The rest will be jettisoned on route, to fall back to Earth, hopefully not in my backyard.

[Kaz]

I watched, fascinated! It was amazing

Debbi and Aggers, I do get your point, but they do a lot of valuable experiments up there that will hopefully benefit mankind in the future I used to feel the same way, but got interested in it when the Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was up there - his posts about life on the ISS, and especially his amazing photographs, really caught my attention!

[Workingman]

For Tim Peake it is a wonderful personal achievement, but the media coverage has been extremely OTT. For Sky News to describe it as an "historic" launch is over-egging things a bit too much.

Peake is the first astronaut with full British nationality, but astronauts Michael Foale, Helen Sharman and Mark Shuttleworth are all British nationals but with dual nationality.

However, the work being carried out on the ISS is ground breaking and much of it could not be done in Earth's gravity. That, alone, makes it worthwhile.

[miasmum]

Its a drastic way to avoid Christmas

Im like Deb, no interest