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As Major Tim Peake starts life on the International Space Station, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen says he'll have "so much fun" on his six month stay.

Mogensen did his basic training at the European Space Agency with Peake and said his colleague is "great guy...very professional but likes a laugh."

He said being weightless is an amazing feeling, however admitted it is "difficult to break". "It is easy to fly straight into the wall," Mogensen said.

"Major Tim", and fellow crew members Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Tim Kopra, will spend six months on the ISS. On board, Peake will conduct scientific experiments and carry out educational projects designed to attract young people into science.

This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Tuesday 15 December 2015.