Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, the 53-year-old, from Chichester in Sussex, said Earth is 'actually a pretty small place' compared with the vast universe.
Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Major Tim Peake - who spent six months living on the International Space Station - gave his verdict on April's Blue Origin mission.
Astronaut Tim Peake (pictured) was at a House of Lords committee to discuss outer space. Discussion soon landed on the crucial matter: should space be governed by the United Nations?
The US may have won the space race back in 1969 by being the first nation to put a man on the moon. But now, more than 50 years later, Britain has finally won a space race of its own.