Photo: Robert Markowitz / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Tim Peake fascinates me because his path runs from the razor's edge of military test piloting to the silence of the International Space Station, and few people earn both badges in one lifetime. As Britain's first ESA astronaut, he carried a real symbolic weight, yet what I admire most is how he turned that platform outward, pulling kids into science from orbit. I think the rare gift here isn't just courage under extreme physical stress, it's the generosity to translate an almost unimaginable experience into something ordinary people can feel. He strikes me as an explorer who never forgot the audience back on Earth.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Timothy Peake
- Name (Japanese)
- ティム・ピーク
- Reading
- てぃむ・ぴーく
- Born
- April 7, 1972 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Chichester, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- test pilot / astronaut / helicopter pilot / flight instructor / aircraft pilot
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Chichester High School For Boys
- University
- University of Portsmouth
Awards & achievements
- 2016 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://timpeake.esa.int/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/astro_timpeake/
- Xhttps://x.com/astro_timpeake
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim%20Peake
Frequently asked questions
When was Timothy Peake born?
Born April 7, 1972 (age 54).
Where is Timothy Peake from?
Timothy Peake is from Chichester, United Kingdom.
What does Timothy Peake do?
Timothy Peake works as test pilot, astronaut, helicopter pilot, flight instructor, aircraft pilot.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.