who went to the ISS in 2016, said: “We can be very proud in the UK that we are part of this Artemis mission.”
“The UK and Europe are right there on Artemis II, we were there on Artemis I, in terms of we built the European service module which powers the Orion spacecraft that provides all the electrical power, the life support systems, the propellant.
“So Europe is heavily involved in the Artemis programme and in return for our involvement, at some point, yes, we will get a European astronaut as part of that mission.”
Major Peake said he hopes the mission can inspire young people in the UK to consider a career related to space.
“It’s really important I think that young people in the UK, across Europe, they’re able to look at these programmes and think: I could be involved in that”