Mark Zuckerberg broadcasts Facebook video call to Tim Peake in space

Mark Zuckerberg will live stream a video call with Tim Peake and other astronauts on the International Space Station on Wednesday, in the first live Facebook video to be broadcast from outer space.

The Facebook founder will speak to the first official British astronaut and two Nasa astronauts, Tim Kopra and Jeff Williams, on Wednesday at 17.55 BST for 20 minutes.

Major Peake is due to return to earth later in June, ending a six month mission on the space station. Facebook has recently made a major push into live video, allowing any user to broadcast a real-time feed.

On Tuesday, Major Peake urged the UK to continue supporting manned space flight, saying it is “vitally important”.