Major Tim Peake - Sussex's First Astronaut

[glasfryn]

must say I unusually found this rather exciting

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Cool. I'll watch that when I'm home. I love this sort of stuff.

Me too. I was lucky enough to be around when Apollo 11 landed on the moon.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Its fantastic stuff, and so much is learnt from every trip. Exciting times and I hope I live long enough to see us travel further across space.

 

[Hillian1]

Superb stuff this was.

Did anyone else notice the Russian bloke doing a crossword half way up?

 

[Bold Seagull]

Britain's First aren't happy with yet another Britain going off to join IS...

 

[AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit]

Superb stuff this was.

Did anyone else notice the Russian bloke doing a crossword half way up?

If Peake shite in his suit I might have a crossword too.

 

[AlbionPics&SouthCoastTwit]

NASA Want Ad: Astronauts needed to help get to Mars, 4 kinds of spacecraft at their disposal


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Need more office space? How about outer space?

NASA opened its astronaut-application website Monday. It's accepting applications through Feb. 18.

Contenders need to be U.S. citizens with a bachelor's degree in science, math or engineering. Expect intense competition: More than 6,000 applied for NASA's last astronaut class in 2013, with only eight picked. It's an elite club, numbering only in the 300s since the original Mercury 7 chosen in 1959.

Future astronauts will have four spacecraft at their disposal: the International Space Station, two commercial crew capsules to get there, and NASA's Orion spacecraft for eventual Mars trips. Pay is between $66,000 and $145,000 a year, and you'll have to move to Houston.

Astronaut criteria have changed over the years, said Brian Kelly, director of flight operations at Johnson Space Center.

"Some people would be surprised to learn they might have what it takes," Kelly said in a statement. "We want and need a diverse mix of individuals to ensure we have the best astronaut corps possible."

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, a member of the Astronaut Class of 1980, said this next group will help "blaze the trail" to Mars.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Back on in 15 minutes for docking and a mass dash for the loo.

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Principia/Principia_live

Not sure if any TV channel covering it live.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Back on in 15 minutes for docking and a mass dash for the loo.

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Principia/Principia_live

Not sure if any TV channel covering it live.

BBC are going to cover it live.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

BBC are going to cover it live.

Looks like it may only be online according to their live feed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-34985274

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Looks like it may only be online according to their live feed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/science-environment-34985274

BBC News channel although you can access it via iplayer.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Live on NASA now - with control audio feed

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

40 metres away from docking

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

20 metres away from docking and passing over Sussex now according to audio

 

[Thunder Bolt]

It's such a shame that it's cloudy in Sussex as it's right over our heads in 7 minutes time.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

It's such a shame that it's cloudy in Sussex as it's right over our heads in 7 minutes time.

Yes I am in London right now, but would have been fantastic if it was clear

 

[JC Footy Genius]

Reversing out again .... dear oh dear is a woman driving that thing

 

[swindonseagull]

Cool. I'll watch that when I'm home. I love this sort of stuff.

Its on Sky news but not BBC


Actually on BBC news channel

 

[Kosmonaut]

Things seem to not be going so well?

 

[swindonseagull]

Live on NASA now - with control audio feed


http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

thats 30 seconds behind BBC