International Space Station’s newest crew member Tim Peake describes

British astronaut Major Tim Peake enjoyed a bacon sarnie and a cup of tea on the International Space Station, 250 miles above Earth’s surface, orbiting at 17,150 miles per hour (5 miles per second).

The first Briton on board the International Space Station, Tim Peake, has been giving his initial impressions of space during a news conference.

“That way”, Peake told students during a question-and-answer session last month, “I can spend as long as I like drinking my tea and it won’t get stewed, and hopefully it won’t get cold either”.

“And also we have got all the communications up here in the space station so I will be able to call my family at home. Goodnight from space. #Principia”.

During more than five months on humanity’s only microgravity laboratory, the Expedition 46 crew members will conduct over 250 science investigation in fields including biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development, the USA space agency said in a statement.

As Peake psyched himself for liftoff Tuesday by listening to tracks by Queen, U2 and Coldplay, the BBC offered wall-to-wall TV coverage, complete with good-luck messages from Sting, Prime Minister David Cameron and “Doctor Who” star Peter Capaldi. So powerful, such a smooth launch, and the the arrival onboard the worldwide Space Station.

Both his travelling companions aboard Soyuz had been in orbit before, but this is Peake’s first chance to circle the globe in 90 minutes, every 90 minutes. “The achievement was for completing all 6 Missions of The Astro Science Challenge and learning about a range of Space Science topics, including space weather, healthy living, astronomy and coding”.

Meanwhile, although he will be missing friends and family on Christmas Day he was, he said, “in a very privileged position”.

Degrees in the sciences, mathematics or engineering disciplines, and employment in space and wider engineering industries are achievable on completion of the course.

“From the schoolchildren who watched the launch in class, people watching on the underground, and viewers outside of United Kingdom, your messages have shown how much interest there is in space and they mean a great deal to me”.

Major Peake’s first spectacular photo taken in space.

Asked whether he was still planning on running the London Marathon in space, Major Peake said: “Absolutely, yes”.

“We hope that Major Peake’s work on the Space Station will serve as an inspiration to a new generation of scientists and engineers. A little bit later than everybody else, but what a spectacular place to watch Star Wars”.