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Each astronaut regulates their spacesuit temperature to their liking -- and adpats as necessary. #askLuca twitter.com/Roy_Mann/statu…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 2:09:11 PM -
.@astro_timpeake 's Union Jack seen via @astro_tim 's helmet camera as the #spacewalk duo prepare to switch the units http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYxDp_VWYAEy2K9.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 2:06:47 PM -
.@astro_tim inspecting the failed Sequential Shunt Unit that needs to be replaced. #spacewalk http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYxC2HxWkAAvBqi.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 2:03:23 PM -
The Tims are at their #spacewalk workplace and preparing to swap the power unit. This can only be done in darkness http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYxBadeWEAQ7XCc.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:57:18 PM -
.@astro_timpeake has two radiation dosimeters on him for #spacewalk . A Russian one and an @esa one. #askLuca twitter.com/akehl2003/stat…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:55:23 PM
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The @Space_Station and #spacewalk astronauts change from darkness to sunlight roughly every 45 minutes. #askLuca twitter.com/willem_o/statu…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:53:47 PM
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.@astro_tim installing the foot restraint & attaching equipment to get ready to replace the failed power regulator http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYxAYr9WAAAoRF8.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:52:26 PM -
View of @astro_tim at the end of the @Space_Station truss. @astro_luca : "I know the view, it is awesome!" http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw_i_gWsAAd8gN.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:50:10 PM -
.@astro_timpeake been asked to hold for a moment to check his safety tether. He is now continuing #spacewalk http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw_ST-WMAA4Au1.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:47:36 PM -
When @StationCDRKelly is not helping #spacewalk today he has his own schedule: now eating lunch & later exercise twitter.com/JWebbConsultin…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:44:29 PM
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.@astro_timpeake has started to move towards the failed power regulator with the spare where @astro_tim is waiting http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw-OmaW8AAMxiB.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:42:56 PM -
Clarification: SAFER never been used in space outside of 2 tests during Shuttle missions. @DutchSpace @Ian_Benecken twitter.com/esaoperations/…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:32:32 PM
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Yes: in British English it's called a 'nappy', aka a 'diaper'. In Space jargon it's a MAG: Max Absorbency Garment twitter.com/markwilliamlon…by Luca Parmitano via twitter retweeted by esaoperations 1/15/2016 1:26:55 PM -
While @astro_tim goes to work area, @astro_timpeake waits. It is a long trek to the far end of the Station http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw6QdmWwAEkYGG.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:25:55 PM -
Clarification: SAFER backpack has never been used in space outside of single test in 1994 (STS-64) @DutchSpace twitter.com/esaoperations/…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:23:37 PM
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.@astro_tim is "walking" in darkness to the failed power unit. @astro_timpeake waiting at the airlock #spacewalk http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw47VGWkAAAynf.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:20:40 PM -
"Yes to both questions. We put them in order of use, but tools do get tangled!" #Askluca twitter.com/Yorkie71/statu…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:16:00 PM
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SAFER backpack has never been used -- only as a last resort. #Spacewalk astronauts use handrails to move #askLuca twitter.com/The_DRoyCh/sta…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:10:15 PM
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The Tims are fixing the equipment bags they need throughout their #spacewalk and checking each other's spacesuits http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw2ZnZWkAA3vjD.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:08:33 PM -
.@astro_timpeake exiting the @Space_Station . Inside and outside view. #spacewalk http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw1vl4WMAAXbVM.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:05:34 PM -
.@astro_timpeake getting exiting the @Space_Station . Inside and outside view. #spacewalk http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYw1CNmWAAEMpeq.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 1:02:29 PM -
We can see @astro_tim outside the Station. #spacewalk http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYwz4XJWYAAMv7D.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:57:28 PM -
.@astro_timpeake & @astro_tim going over procedures before exiting the airlock. @astro_tim to leave first. #spacewalkby ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:55:05 PM
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#askLuca : The SAFER emergency backpack uses nitrogen for propulsion. More: blogs.esa.int/tim-peake/2016… twitter.com/The_DRoyCh/sta…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:54:07 PM
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by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:49:14 PM
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It's a tight fit. Two Tims in the airlock waiting for the pressure to drop to vacuum. @StationCDRKelly monitors http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYww_YmWwAAZRIh.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:46:33 PM -
This will be Tim's view of the #ISS from the S6 Truss. Obviously no Space Shuttle present though! #spacewalk https://t.co/CTYH9jBd3J
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Yes! @astro_timpeake and @astro_tim will constantly regulate their spacesuit temperature during their #spacewalk twitter.com/p_galassi/stat…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:43:12 PM
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Yes! @astro_timpeake and @astro_tim 's will constantly regulate their spacesuit temperature during their #spacewalk twitter.com/p_galassi/stat…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:42:44 PM
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.@ATROTANMAY The Tims will stay about one hour in the airlock. Scheduled time of exit 12:55 GMT. #askLuca twitter.com/ATROTANMAY/sta…by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:39:21 PM
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Here is a good view of a Sequential Shunt Unit (SSU) circled in red, at the base of the solar array mast canister. https://t.co/hV70g8GddJ
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.@NightOwl1402 @BBCStargazing No lunch break or any food until the Tims are back out of their spacesuits -- in about 7 hours. #spacewalkby ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 12:01:06 PM
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.@astro_timpeake is now being pushed into the airlock. #spacewalk #EVA35 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYwmRA3WsAA7lFO.png
by ESA Operations via twitter 1/15/2016 11:58:27 AM -
Astronomers spot brightest supernova yet in distant galaxy
Astronomers have found a distant supernova, or exploded star, 20 times brighter than the Milky Way galaxy, according to research published on Thursday.
The massive supernova is about 3.8 billion light-years away in a galaxy roughly three times the size of the Milky Way, scientists wrote in a report in this week's issue of the journal Science.
A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year, moving at 186,000 miles (300,000 km) per second.
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NASA adds commercial mini-shuttle to space station supply fleet
NASA hired a third company to fly cargo to the International Space Station, adding an innovative space plane built by Sierra Nevada Corp to the fleet, the U.S. space agency said on Thursday.
Privately owned Sierra Nevada will join incumbents Space Exploration Technologies and Orbital ATK in ferrying supplies to the space station beginning in late 2019.
Terms of the contracts were not immediately disclosed, but NASA previously said it intended to spend about $1 billion to $1.4 billion on the program annually. Each contract includes up to six cargo flights to the space station, a $100 billion research laboratory that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth.
Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser is designed to blast off on top of a conventional rocket, then land itself horizontally on a runway like an airplane. -
China to land probe on dark side of moon in 2018
China plans to land the first probe ever on the dark side of the moon in 2018, marking another milestone in its ambitious space program, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
China has launched a new round of work focused on lunar exploration, coming about two years after it made the first "soft landing" on the moon since 1976 with the Chang'e-3 craft and its Jade Rabbit rover.
Previous spacecraft have seen the far side of the moon, that is never visible from earth, but none has landed on it.
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I cannot believe I am watching an international space program live! Reminds me what can be achieved when the world works together. Chills.... -
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And the event has concluded - with a nice forward roll from one of the crew and a sign off from NASA.
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The crew say that ISS is a great example of the unification of nations and different scientific disciplines. Everyone is important on the ISS and they all listen to each other. It's a good example of how listening and cooperation can be achieved.
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Did the crew all want to be cosmonauts when they were children?
The crew member says that the decision was made a long, long time ago, a dream they had when they were children. The path was not easy or fast and it took a long time to reach their first flight. -
Do the astronauts celebrate assorted national holidays on the ISS? The Russian part mark a holiday in the coming days and they say that though they will work during the day, they will likely meet up in the evening.
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It can take between five and seven hours to complete a space walk. The astronauts say that in those situations they put their emotions aside to focus on the job at hand.
Turks vote for president, parliament in crucial test for Erdogan
ISTANBUL Turks vote for a new president and parliament on Sunday in elections that pose the biggest challenge to Tayyip Erdogan and his Islamist-rooted AK Party since they swept to power more than a decade and a half ago.