The 50-year-old, from Chichester in Sussex, who spent six months on the International Space Station, announced his retirement on Friday. Here s some of his most memorable moments.
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There are quite a few times in history when crews ran into trouble, and got out again. That s why good training for the extreme environment of space is a must.
Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov, who logged the single longest stay in space, has died at the age of 80. Polyakov launched on two missions to the space station Mir. In total, he was off Earth for 678 days.