Father of Tim Peak, Britain’s first official astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), said he is more worried about the fact that his son will be driving the M27, than his mission to ISS.

The 43-year-old Tim’s journey to the ISS will start when the 162-ft long Russian rocket will blast off from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday. Tim will also be the first 100% British professional astronaut to leave earth for mission aboard space station.

Nigel, Tim’s father, said he is proud of his son. He shared his views after watching the Russian Soyuz FG rocket that will carry his son into space being lifted onto its launchpad.

According to Mr. Peake, he was not too worried about Tim spending five-months in orbit, but he said his journey on the M27 will be far more dangerous than a mission to space.

Mr. Peake, standing along with his wife Angela, said, “We're immensely proud. As you can imagine, it's quite surreal to think you're the father of an astronaut, especially a British astronaut. So we're very, very proud, and just a little bit over-awed by the whole operation”.

Tim, a father of two, has spent the past 12 days in quarantine and is now preparing for a five-month trip away from home as he visits the ISS in a historic mission. Major Peake while making his final checks before the launch on Tuesday admitted that one of the first things he's looking forward to in orbit is making a nice cup of tea.

He said he will be pacing his space-mug, a vessel designed to prevent his scalding brew floating away in zero gravity 220 miles above Earth.