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Video: Principia mission overview
Named after Isaac Newton's text Naturalis Principia Mathematica, ESA's Principia mission will be the eighth long-duration mission to the International Space Station.
British astronaut Tim Peake will be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan onboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle, spending five months in orbit. He'll carry out an intensive schedule of European and international experiments, in addition to numerous educational activities from space.
Provided by European Space Agency