Royal Mail is marking the safe return of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake with a very special postmark
Tim Peake has been working aboard the International Space Station for 186 days
He is the first British ESA astronaut to visit the space station
The postmark will be applied to stamped mail from Monday 20 June 2016 to Friday 24 June 2016
The postmark will say ‘Welcome home Tim Peake'
Royal Mail is marking the safe return of European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake with a very special postmark.
Tim Peake has been working aboard the International Space Station on his Principia mission for 186 days. He safely docked at the station on 15 December 2015 and is the first British European Space Agency astronaut to visit the space station. During his time in space, Tim has been trialling new technologies and carrying out scientific experiments that cannot be done anywhere on Earth. He has been investigating a range of different sciences including physiology, biology, materials science, solar physics, radiation physics and technology demonstrations.
Royal Mail’s postmark will be applied to millions of items of mail nationwide from Monday 20 June 2016 to Friday 24 June 2016. It will say ‘Welcome home Tim Peake ‘.
A Royal Mail spokesperson, said: “As the first British European Space Agency astronaut to visit the Space Station, we wanted to mark Tim’s historic return to earth with a very special postmark. The whole country has been captivated by Tim Peake's incredible time on the International Space Station. His regular updates, tweets and images have given everyone the opportunity to see the incredible sights that are swirling about our heads.”