Whilst this is a great personal achievement for Tim, and good for the Army Air Corps, he joins a precession of Brits that have done all of this before him. We can try and dress it up however we like but there is no great national milestone here. Sharman was the first and a bunch of Brits followed before Tim started. If he was still a serving officer then that would be a first for HMForces, but he is an ESA employee just like the other Brits before that were part of Project JUNO or had to take US citizenship to join the NASA Program.
Thanks for that Cpl Clott (RAF),
You couldn't be bothered to read the previous posts on this thread then I see!
If you had, you'll see that none of us here have claimed any firsts on this topic, you've simply been blinded by your own crabby envy.
Seems to me that if you and Leon entered a three legged race, the saving grace would be that your chips would balance the pair of you out.
… but he is an ESA employee just like the other Brits before that were part of Project JUNO or had to take US citizenship to join the NASA Program.
I'm sure Helen Sharman wasn't an ESA employee, and as for the others
