:00:00. > :00:00.tomorrow's kickabout. Plus Newport players are bamboozled by magic. See
:00:00. > :00:07.ya! Good morning - it's Ayshah here with
:00:08. > :00:09.a special space Newsround We'll be live in London as British
:00:10. > :00:13.astronaut Tim Peake prepares Next month history will be made when
:00:14. > :00:27.the first British astronaut, Tim Peake, goes to the International
:00:28. > :00:31.Space Station for six months. This morning he'll give
:00:32. > :00:52.his final interview in the UK How you doing? I'm at the science
:00:53. > :00:57.Museum in London at the cosmonaut expression. Everyone is really
:00:58. > :01:01.excited, because just bet you hours, Tim Peake is going to arrive.
:01:02. > :01:05.This mission is a massive deal, not only his heat going to be the first
:01:06. > :01:09.British astronaut to live and work on the International Space Station,
:01:10. > :01:12.but he is also the first British astronaut in space for 20 years.
:01:13. > :01:16.While he is there is going to be carrying out experiments and working
:01:17. > :01:21.with new technology, but a big part of his mission is to get you guys
:01:22. > :01:24.excited about space. Our reporter went to speak to some children about
:01:25. > :01:26.whether they are going to be following in his footsteps.
:01:27. > :01:32.# Spaceman, always wanted you to go into
:01:33. > :01:44.The mission to get children inspired by Tim Peake's journey
:01:45. > :01:52.Destination Space is about engaging young people with the
:01:53. > :01:57.It's about getting people thinking about the science, the technology,
:01:58. > :02:02.the maths and the engineering that goes into it.
:02:03. > :02:04.This two-year Government-funded programme will take place
:02:05. > :02:13.at 20 discovery centres across the UK, like this one in Bristol.
:02:14. > :02:16.There will also be school workshops and a special website.
:02:17. > :02:18.I didn't think that hoverdraft could fly off the floor.
:02:19. > :02:23.I liked when we used the machines and tried to build the tower.
:02:24. > :02:29.They might need more people to help astronauts go up to space.
:02:30. > :02:32.One of the aims of this project is to highlight the variety of jobs
:02:33. > :02:37.It's hoped Tim Peake's mission will not just inspire the astronauts
:02:38. > :02:40.of tomorrow, but also the scientists, the software
:02:41. > :02:45.What you want them to take away from Tim Peake's mission?
:02:46. > :02:48.I want them to take away the idea to actually be curious,
:02:49. > :02:54.If you have a passion, to follow it all the way through.
:02:55. > :03:01.For Tim Peake, the journey of a lifetime awaits.
:03:02. > :03:15.Far below him, so too, does an incredible learning opportunity.
:03:16. > :03:21.Ten teakettle displays in December, but before that he will be going to
:03:22. > :03:26.a special astronaut training centre in Russia, and our reporter will be
:03:27. > :03:30.joining him, symmetry watch Newsround all next week to see how
:03:31. > :03:36.he will prepare for his epic space mission will
:03:37. > :03:38.Nasa scientists think they now understand why Mars turned
:03:39. > :03:42.They believe that intense solar storms swept away much
:03:43. > :03:46.of its atmosphere billions of years ago, when the sun was more active.
:03:47. > :03:48.It's thought that solar winds travelling at more than
:03:49. > :03:53.1.6 million kilometres an hour blew away gases that once surrounded
:03:54. > :04:00.Cristiano Ronaldo says he is the best footballer in the world.
:04:01. > :04:03.The Real Madrid star has been speaking to the BBC ahead
:04:04. > :04:07.of the release of a special film about his career on Monday.
:04:08. > :04:09.But does he think he's better than Barcelona
:04:10. > :04:20.I don't care what other people think or say, in my mind, not just
:04:21. > :04:29.I'm always going to say that, because you have to thinking you're
:04:30. > :04:46.Is there anything Lionel Messi's better than you at?
:04:47. > :04:49.Maybe in your opinion Messi's better than me, but in mind I am.
:04:50. > :04:52.Newsround's back right here on CBBC at 8:15am.
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