Tim Peake

[Eric Mc]

I wonder if he is a fan of "Dead Ringers" on Radio 4?

[everyeggabird]

I noticed something on take off and have been wondering just what was the issue.

Not sure who was involved but the middle astronaut reached over to press a button or flick a switch or whatever and the astronaut nearest the camera grabbed is arm in a real panic. The middle guy put his hand up to reassure the 'grabber' gesturing a couple of times for him to calm down.

[callmedave]

So, Tim Peake is set to do a spacewalk in 10 days time to replace a faulty flux capacitor power converter.

I know he had hopes of doing a spacewalk before he took off so he must be over the moon (no pun intended) with the news!

[callmedave]

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[Eighteeteewhy]

Tim is live on Stargazing now talking about his spacewalk

[Beati Dogu]

callmedave said:

So, Tim Peake is set to do a spacewalk in 10 days time to replace a faulty flux capacitor power converter.

I know he had hopes of doing a spacewalk before he took off so he must be over the moon (no pun intended) with the news!

The computer picked up a fault in the AE35 unit. It's going to go 100% failure in 72 hours.

[jmorgan]

Depressing bit is wondering how long before people will have to google that.

[tapkaJohnD]

Has this been mentioned?
You can see what Peake may be looking at at: http://www.satflare.com/isshd/

John

[callmedave]

Space walk live here if anyone is interested: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/1210...

[Mojocvh]

BBC news readers in massive failure to comment on scientific matters coherently i.e.
TP space suit will have white stripes...

[hornetrider]

callmedave said:

Space walk live here if anyone is interested: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/1210...

[anonymous-user]

tapkaJohnD said:

Has this been mentioned?
You can see what Peake may be looking at at: http://www.satflare.com/isshd/

John

What a great link, I hadn't seen that with the overlay before.

Thanks.

[anonymous-user]

It all live on NASA TV and the iss app on Apple TV you've got that.

[Nom de ploom]

i must admit seeing the pictures and seeing that union jack on an astronauts' suit going "outside" is pretty heady stuff.

full marks Tim and Team, full marks

[henrycrun]

Excellent close up pictures

[Eric Mc]

Is this the first time ever that there have been two spacewalkers in action on the same EVA both with the same Christian names?

[Eric Mc]

Spacewalk terminated early due to water leak in Tim Kopra's spacesuit.

[Einion Yrth]

Eric Mc said:

Spacewalk terminated early due to water leak in Tim Kopra's spacesuit.

That's getting to be a rather too frequent occurrence. Penny pinching to avoid the cost of sending up new suits?

[MartG]

Einion Yrth said:

Eric Mc said:

Spacewalk terminated early due to water leak in Tim Kopra's spacesuit.

That's getting to be a rather too frequent occurrence. Penny pinching to avoid the cost of sending up new suits?

Haven't they got any Radweld ?

[giveitfish]

Just watched the spacewalk on Stargazing Live and bloody hell it was a bit stressful. A serious reminder of how more intense and involved this is than expected, a totally "non trivial" event!