Tim Peake
Occupation: Astronaut
Year born: 1972
Research Areas: Flight Dynamics, Aviation
Occupation: Astronaut
Year born: 1972
Research Areas: Flight Dynamics, Aviation
Occupation: Project Manager, Professor
Year born: 1955
Research Areas: Engineering, Planetary Exploration
As well as sending people into space, humans have sent robots and space probes all over the Solar System. These have even gone out beyond our Solar System into open space!
If you think of a 'rocket', you might think of a vehicle which flies people to space. But did you know that a rocket is also a type of engine? We use rocket engines to send humans, satellites and robots into space. This lets us explore space and send information around the globe.