Living in space is "out of this world", according to Tim Peake - but the British astronaut still misses the green, green grass of home.
Speaking on Tuesday in his first live TV interview from the International Space Station, Peake spoke of his sense of wonder every time he gazes out from the space station's "cupola" observation dome
"You know, the whole experience has been out of this world, from the moment I first saw planet Earth through my Soyuz window just after we'd been inserted into orbit.
"I have to say every time I go to the cupola and look out - that's the most out of this world moment. It's always different, whether it's a moon setting or a sunrise - the magnificent views."
Asked if there was anything he missed, apart from friends and family, he said: "That's something I've thought about recently.
"It is the fresh air, of course, and being out of doors, but it's also the colour green .. we don't have the colour green on the space station."
In the interview broadcast on Sky News, the astronaut spent 20 minutes answering questions emailed and tweeted by fans on Earth, as well as members of an audience at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
One surprise turned out to be the maddening way things get lost in microgravity.
"I've certainly lost a few things; thankfully most of them I've found again, but it's very easy to put things down and to turn around and then they're not there .. Everything floats away. So Velcro is everywhere on the space station to try to keep control of things."
Peake, who has completed three of his scheduled six months in space, was speaking with a large Union Jack behind him.
Presenter Jane posed a "tougher" question, whether Peake thought the huge cost of the International Space Station could be justified.
"I absolutely do think it's worth it. Not forgetting that up here it's not one country that's involved in this, it's multiple countries.
"The space industry in the UK alone is one of the fastest growing sectors. So it's worth it for so many different reasons."
