Description
What does it really take to complete a spacewalk, live aboard the International Space Station, and become the first official British ESA astronaut to walk in space?
In this episode of The Mission, Tim Peake explains Principia, his landmark mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with the help of Google Gemini.
Tim shares the incredible story behind his mission, from launching aboard a Soyuz spacecraft to living on the International Space Station, carrying out scientific experiments in microgravity, and performing his historic spacewalk to repair the ISS.
He also explains what it’s really like to work outside the station while travelling at over 17,500 mph (28,000 km/h), orbiting Earth every 90 minutes, with nothing but a spacesuit separating you from the vacuum of space.
Whether you’re fascinated by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), space exploration, astronauts, the International Space Station, rocket launches, or the future of human spaceflight, this episode offers an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at one of Britain’s most iconic space missions.
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Chapter:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Mission Principia and Life on the ISS
01:44 Preparing for a Spacewalk
03:35 Surviving the Dangers of Space
05:36 The Spacesuit and Spacewalk Training
09:36 Planning the ISS Repair
11:32 The Spacewalk Begins
13:54 Repairing the Space Station
16:13 Water Leaks Into Tim Kopra’s Helmet
18:24 Mission Complete
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