Watch the launch live of ESA astronaut Tim Peake, NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and Russian commander Yuri Malenchenko to the International Space Station on 15 December at 11:03 GMT (12:03 CET).

Tune in again at 18:45 GMT (19:45 CET) for the hatch opening and press conference with the whole Space Station crew, including the new arrivals.

Tim, Tim and Yuri will spend six months in space working and living on the International Space Station.

Follow the whole mission with live updates via the Principia mission blog and on Twitter via @esaoperations

Connect with Tim at: timpeake.esa.int