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		</div><p>It is already the trip of a lifetime – and now astronaut Tim Peake has been told he can stay in space for an extra couple of weeks.</p>
<p>The Briton travelled to the International Space Station (ISS) in December, along with American Tim Kopra and Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko.</p>
<p>The trio were due to return to Earth on June 5 but will now come back on June 18, almost two weeks later than originally planned.</p>
<p>Mission controllers are keeping them aboard the space station to keep it fully manned with six astronauts for as long as possible during the changeover of its crews.</p>
<p>Another three-strong crew will take off from Earth on June 21, three days after Major Peake’s return.</p>
<p>He said: “Although I am looking forward to being back on Earth and seeing friends and family again, each day spent living in space is a huge privilege and there is much work to do on the station.</p>
<p>“This extension will keep the station at a full crew of six for several days longer, enabling us to accomplish more scientific research.</p>
<p>“And, of course, I get to enjoy the beautiful view of planet Earth for a little while longer.”</p>
<p>Major Peake blasted into space five months ago and in January became the first British person to walk in space.</p>
<p>On Friday he become the first person to remotely control a rover robot back on Earth from space.</p>
<p>He piloted the explorer through a Mars-like rocky landscape at a hangar at Airbus Defence and Space in Stevenage.</p>
<p>The pioneering experiment gave valuable feedback for scientists ahead of an expedition in 2018 which will see a rover land on the surface of the red planet.</p>
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