Tim's spacewalk highlights
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On 15 January ESA astronaut Tim Peake and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra stepped outside of the International Space Station to replace a failed power regulator and install cabling. The meticulously planned and executed sortie was stopped early after Tim Kopra reported a small amount of water building up in his helmet. The two Tims worked in close cooperation with each other to return to the Space Station, with NASA commander Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Sergei Volkov waiting inside to help them out of their suits. They left the confines of the weightless research laboratory at 12:48 GMT after their five-hour preparations to don their spacesuits and purge their bodies of nitrogen to avoid decompression sickness. Tim Kopra went first to the far end of the Station’s starboard truss, with Tim Peake following with the replacement Sequential Shunt Unit. Swapping the suitcase-sized box was a relatively simple task but one that needed to be done safely while the clock was ticking. With their main task complete, the Tims separated for individual jobs for the remainder of their time outside but was told by Mission Control to return to the airlock earlier than planned. The 4 hour 43 minute spacewalk was the first for a British astronaut. The spacewalk officially ended at 17:31 GMT when the Tims began the repressurisation of the Quest airlock.
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I don't know much about spacewalks, but it seemed like Tim handled his like a boss. Good stuff there, Tim!
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yeahhhhhh!!!!!!
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this is vidium incredible europan espace agenci
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Well done Tim!
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wow! amazing!! but it shouldnt all be about work!!you should let them just float there for a while and enjoy the view! open our eyes!!! er ta! i enjoy!!!!!!!!
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just AWESOME !!!!!!
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The Sky Tai Tai Brilliants! Congratulations Excellency Star Sky Men!
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Why is Scott Kelly so red on his head? Is he heaving some sort of high blood pressure in space? I am worried he is up there too long..
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Is this the first time we've seen the Union Jack on a spacewalk? I think it is! About time we finally had an astronaut and can say to British children "yes, you can become a spaceman, too"
That 1970s attitude of "I'm not spending 50 million quid to send a Frenchman into space" was so impossibly shortsighted. I'm glad we've done away with it
Carry on, Major Tim. Be an inspiration to the UK and the world -
I see PC editing in play... removing Scott Kellys comment about Union Flag flying in space when Tim exited airlock. Wouldn't do to mention nation state would it?!
Other than that great EVA highlights of the two Tims -
Do they need mechanics on mars ?
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Tim at the peak of his career :)
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@1:44 That really is perfect framing, and an absolutely stunning pic of Tim Peake on this spacewalk... http://www.zazzle.co.uk/tim_peake_spacewalk_poster_large-228586265710742756
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Amazing
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why does ESA not make some kind of super plane in stead of bulding Rockets everytime, I think that it would be cheaper overtime.
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Amazing. Must be a brown adrenaline moment that first time you go outside!
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Go Tim!
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