British astronaut Major Tim Peake had to leave an answer message for his parents after calling them from the International Space Station only to find that they had "popped out".
British astronaut Major Tim Peake had to leave an answer message for his parents after calling them from the International Space Station only to find that they had "popped out".
Nigel and Angela Peake, who travelled to Kazakhstan to see the rocket launch last week, had gone out for an
hour to visit their daughter when Peake decided to "phone home" from space.
Peake's father, Nigel, 74, of Westbourne, West Sussex, told ITV News: "It was quite surreal. We'd popped out for about an hour to see our daughter who lives nearby, came home to an answer phone message, 'Hello, this is your son from the International Space Station'.
"We're out when he calls! That message is going to stay there in perpetuity, I can assure you."
Nigel Peake said that they will have a cardboard cut-out of their son at the Christmas table.
