Tim Peake’s Spacecraft closed on 8 March 2018. For details of our current exhibitions, take a look at our what’s on page.
The Soyuz TMA-19M descent module is the historic spacecraft that brought Tim Peake back to Earth after his mission to the International Space Station.
On 15 December 2015, British astronaut Tim Peake embarked on the Principia mission to the International Space Station, where he spent six months orbiting Earth—conducting experiments, walking in space, and even running a marathon.
On 18 June 2016, Tim returned to Earth in the Soyuz TMA-19M descent module. Now, thanks to the Science Museum Group’s partnership with Samsung, this historic piece of engineering is touring the UK. The spacecraft ‘landed’ in York on 17 January 2018 and was on display until 8 March 2018.
National Tour
If you missed Tim Peake’s Spacecraft in York, you can see it on tour at the following venues:
- Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester: 10 March – 13 May 2018
- National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh: 17 May – 4 August 2018
- Peterborough Cathedral: 11 August – 5 November 2018
- National Museum Wales, Cardiff: November 2018 – January 2019
- Ulster Museum, Belfast: February – May 2019
Gallery
Acquired by the Science Museum Group in December 2016, Soyuz TMA-19M is the first flown, manned spacecraft in the UK’s national space technology collection.
Tim Peake’s Spacecraft in the Great Hall at National Railway Museum
A view of the interior of Soyuz TMA-19M
© Jody Hartley
The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft docked with the ISS
© ESA/NASA
The Soyuz descent module with its parachute
© NASA/Bill Ingalls
The Soyuz descent module after landing
© Stephane Corvaja