Is this Planet Earth? UK astronaut Tim Peake apologizes after calling wrong number from space
Posted Dec 25, 2015 08:13:58 AM.
Last Updated Dec 25, 2015 09:00:10 AM.
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LONDON – Anyone can dial a wrong number, but it’s not often done from outer space.
British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted an apology on Christmas Day from the International Space Station after calling a wrong number.
He wrote “I’d like to apologize to the lady I just called by mistake saying ‘Hello, is this planet Earth?’ — not a prank call — just a wrong number!”
The 43-year-old former army helicopter pilot did not say who he was calling. Since he’s Britain’s first publicly funded astronaut and the first Briton to visit the space station, millions of Britons have been following his mission closely.
Peake has also used Twitter to send Christmas greetings.
